clapotejar

Catalan

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Compare French clapoter.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [klə.pu.təˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [klə.po.təˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kla.po.teˈd͡ʒaɾ]

Verb

clapotejar (first-person singular present clapotejo, first-person singular preterite clapotegí, past participle clapotejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (intransitive) to slosh, swash (make a liquid slapping sound)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of clapotejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			clapotejar
gerund			clapotejant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		clapotejat		clapotejada
		plural		clapotejats		clapotejades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	clapotejo	clapoteges	clapoteja	clapotegem	clapotegeu	clapotegen
	imperfect	clapotejava	clapotejaves	clapotejava	clapotejàvem	clapotejàveu	clapotejaven
	future	clapotejaré	clapotejaràs	clapotejarà	clapotejarem	clapotejareu	clapotejaran
	preterite	clapotegí	clapotejares	clapotejà	clapotejàrem	clapotejàreu	clapotejaren
	conditional	clapotejaria	clapotejaries	clapotejaria	clapotejaríem	clapotejaríeu	clapotejarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	clapotegi	clapotegis	clapotegi	clapotegem	clapotegeu	clapotegin
	imperfect	clapotegés	clapotegessis	clapotegés	clapotegéssim	clapotegéssiu	clapotegessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	clapoteja	clapotegi	clapotegem	clapotegeu	clapotegin
	negative (no)	—	no clapotegis	no clapotegi	no clapotegem	no clapotegeu	no clapotegin

Derived terms

• clapoteig

Further reading

• “clapotejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.