mocear

Galician

Etymology

From mozo (“youngster”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [moθeˈaɾ], (western) [moseˈaɾ]

Verb

mocear (first-person singular present moceo, first-person singular preterite moceei, past participle moceado)
mocear (first-person singular present moceio, first-person singular preterite moceei, past participle moceado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to court (to attempt to win someone’s affections)
2. to flirt

Conjugation

    Conjugation of mocear

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	mocear
Personal	mocear	moceares	mocear	mocearmos	moceardes	mocearen
Gerund
	moceando
Past participle
Masculine	moceado			moceados
Feminine	moceada			moceadas
Indicative
Present	moceo	moceas	mocea	moceamos	moceades	mocean
Imperfect	moceaba	moceabas	moceaba	moceabamos	moceabades	moceaban
Preterite	moceei	moceaches	moceou	moceamos	moceastes	mocearon
Pluperfect	moceara	mocearas	moceara	mocearamos	mocearades	mocearan
Future	mocearei	mocearás	moceará	mocearemos	mocearedes	mocearán
Conditional	mocearía	mocearías	mocearía	moceariamos	moceariades	mocearían
Subjunctive
Present	mocee	mocees	mocee	moceemos	moceedes	moceen
Imperfect	mocease	moceases	mocease	moceásemos	moceásedes	moceasen
Future	mocear	moceares	mocear	mocearmos	moceardes	mocearen
Imperative
Affirmative		mocea	mocee	moceemos	moceade	moceen
Negative (non)		non mocees	non mocee	non moceemos	non moceedes	non moceen

    Reintegrated conjugation of mocear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	mocear
Personal	mocear	moceares	mocear	mocearmos	moceardes	mocearem
Gerund
	moceando
Past participle
Masculine	moceado			moceados
Feminine	moceada			moceadas
Indicative
Present	moceio, moceo1	moceias, moceas1	moceia, mocea1	moceamos	moceades, moceais	moceiam, moceam1
Imperfect	moceava	moceavas	moceava	moceávamos	moceávades, moceáveis, moceávais1	moceavam
Preterite	moceei	moceaste, moceache1	moceou	moceamos	moceastes	moceárom, mocearam
Pluperfect	moceara	mocearas	moceara	moceáramos	moceárades, moceáreis, moceárais1	mocearam
Future	mocearei	mocearás	moceará	mocearemos	mocearedes, moceareis	mocearám, mocearão
Conditional	mocearia	mocearias	mocearia	mocearíamos	mocearíades, mocearíeis, mocearíais1	moceariam
Subjunctive
Present	moceie, mocee1	moceies, mocees1	moceie, mocee1	moceemos	moceedes, moceeis	moceiem, moceem1
Imperfect	moceasse	moceasses	moceasse	moceássemos	moceássedes, moceásseis	moceassem
Future	mocear	moceares	mocear	mocearmos	moceardes	mocearem
Imperative
Affirmative		moceia, mocea1	moceie, mocee1	moceemos	moceade, moceai	moceiem, moceem1
Negative (nom)		nom moceies, nom mocees1	nom moceie, nom mocee1	nom moceemos	nom moceedes, nom moceeis	nom moceiem, nom moceem1

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mocear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “mocear”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “mocear”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “mocear”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mocear”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN