abatir

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈtiɾ/ [a.β̞aˈt̪iɾ]

Verb

abatir

1. to plough (plow), rototill, rotovate

   Synonym: romper

2. to smooth, to level out (a terrain)
3. to take sides, to be in favor of something, be inclined or predisposed to something

   Nun s'abate por dir caminar

   He/She is not in favor of going for a walk

Conjugation

Conjugation of abatir

infinitive		abatir
gerundive		abatiendo
participle		m abatíu, f abatida, n abatío, m pl abatíos, f pl abatíes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	abato	abates	abate	abatimos	abatís	abaten
	imperfect	abatía	abatíes	abatía	abatíemos/abatíamos	abatíeis/abatíais	abatíen
	preterite	abatí	abatiesti/abatisti	abatió	abatiemos/abatimos	abatiestis/abatistis	abatieron
	pluperfect	abatiere/abatiera	abatieres/abatieras	abatiere/abatiera	abatiéremos/abatiéramos	abatiereis/abatierais	abatieren/abatieran
	future	abatiré	abatirás	abatirá	abatiremos	abatiréis	abatirán
	conditional	abatiría	abatiríes	abatiría	abatiríemos/abatiríamos	abatiríeis/abatiríais	abatiríen
subjunctive	present	abata	abatas	abata	abatamos	abatáis	abatan
	imperfect	abatiere/abatiera	abatieres/abatieras	abatiere/abatiera	abatiéremos/abatiéramos	abatiereis/abatierais	abatieren/abatieran
imperative			abati			abatíi

Ido

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈtir/

Verb

abatir

1. past infinitive of abatar

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish abatir (“to bring down”), from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. Compare English abate.

Verb

abatir (Hebrew spelling אבאטיר)

1. (transitive) to hold in; to suppress (muffle)
   • 1910, Reuben Eliyahu Israel, Traducsion libera de las poezias ebraicas de Roş Aşana i Kipur‎^[2], Craiova: Institutul Grafic, I. Samitca şi D. Baraş, Socieatate in Comandita, →OCLC, page 10:

     Delantre de ti io mi orgolio abato
     I mi corason lo razgo con kevranto¹)

     I suppress my pride before you, and my heart tears it with despair.

   • 2006, יעקב כולי, מעם לועז בראשית‎^[3], הוצאת מכון מעלה אדומים, →ISBN, page 243:

     Senyor del mundo, asegun abati yo mi apetite i no tuvi piadad de mi ijo regalado por azer tu komando, lo mizmo kero ke te rijas kon mis ijos kon midat 'ha‐rahamim, i este zehut de la akeda mampare sovre eyos.

     Lord of the world, toward whom I suppress my appetite and about my only son I have no mercy by doing your command, likewise I wish that you act mercifully with my children, and be clear about the sacrifice that you support over them.

2. (reflexive) to weaken (afflict)
   • 20th century, Violette Mayo Fintz with Sara Mayo Menasche, translated by Isaac Jack Lévy, La vida de los Djudios en 1944‎^[4], University of Illinois Press, published 1999, →ISBN, page 84:

     A Haydar ya arevimos,
     De haftonas mos konsomimos,
     Tres dias estovimos,
     De ansias mos abatimos.

     To Haydar we then came,
     From beatings we were worn out,
     Three days we spent there,
     With anguish we were afflicted.

   • 1999, Aki Yerushalayim‎^[5], numbers 59–61, page 24:

     Estas eran las dezgrasias ke se abatian mas frekuentemente sovre las komunidades djudias en sivdades komo Monastir, onde las kazas eran fraguadas de tavla i se kemavan fasilmente, a vezes kon sus moradores adientro.

     These were the disgraces that most frequently weakened the Jewish communities in cities like Monastir, where the houses were built from wood and burnt easily, sometimes with residents inside.

Related terms

• abatido
• abatimiento
• abatisión

Old Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere.

Verb

abatir

1. (transitive) to bring down; to topple; to demolish; to take down

Descendants

• Ladino: abatir, אבאטיר
• Spanish: abatir

References

• Ralph Steele Boggs et al. (1946) “abatir”, in Tentative Dictionary of Medieval Spanish, volume I, Chapel Hill, page 2

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish abatir (“to bring down”), from Late Latin abbattere, from Latin battere. Compare English abate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈtiɾ/ [a.β̞aˈt̪iɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧tir

Verb

abatir (first-person singular present abato, first-person singular preterite abatí, past participle abatido)

1. (transitive) to bring down, to shoot down
2. (transitive, reflexive) to swoop down
3. (transitive, reflexive) to demolish, to knock down, to defeat

   Synonyms: derrocar, derribar, tumbar

4. (transitive, reflexive) to depress (to make depressed) or discourage
5. (obsolete, transitive, reflexive) to humble

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abatir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abatir
gerund			abatiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abatido		abatida
		plural		abatidos		abatidas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abato	abatestú abatísvos	abate	abatimos	abatís	abaten
	imperfect	abatía	abatías	abatía	abatíamos	abatíais	abatían
	preterite	abatí	abatiste	abatió	abatimos	abatisteis	abatieron
	future	abatiré	abatirás	abatirá	abatiremos	abatiréis	abatirán
	conditional	abatiría	abatirías	abatiría	abatiríamos	abatiríais	abatirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abata	abatastú abatásvos2	abata	abatamos	abatáis	abatan
	imperfect (ra)	abatiera	abatieras	abatiera	abatiéramos	abatierais	abatieran
	imperfect (se)	abatiese	abatieses	abatiese	abatiésemos	abatieseis	abatiesen
	future1	abatiere	abatieres	abatiere	abatiéremos	abatiereis	abatieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abatetú abatívos	abata	abatamos	abatid	abatan
	negative		no abatas	no abata	no abatamos	no abatáis	no abatan

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of abatir

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive abatir	dative	abatirme	abatirte	abatirle, abatirse	abatirnos	abatiros	abatirles, abatirse
	accusative	abatirme	abatirte	abatirlo, abatirla, abatirse	abatirnos	abatiros	abatirlos, abatirlas, abatirse
with gerund abatiendo	dative	abatiéndome	abatiéndote	abatiéndole, abatiéndose	abatiéndonos	abatiéndoos	abatiéndoles, abatiéndose
	accusative	abatiéndome	abatiéndote	abatiéndolo, abatiéndola, abatiéndose	abatiéndonos	abatiéndoos	abatiéndolos, abatiéndolas, abatiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abate	dative	abáteme	abátete	abátele	abátenos	not used	abáteles
	accusative	abáteme	abátete	abátelo, abátela	abátenos	not used	abátelos, abátelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative abatí	dative	abatime	abatite	abatile	abatinos	not used	abatiles
	accusative	abatime	abatite	abatilo, abatila	abatinos	not used	abatilos, abatilas
with formal second-person singular imperative abata	dative	abátame	not used	abátale, abátase	abátanos	not used	abátales
	accusative	abátame	not used	abátalo, abátala, abátase	abátanos	not used	abátalos, abátalas
with first-person plural imperative abatamos	dative	not used	abatámoste	abatámosle	abatámonos	abatámoos	abatámosles
	accusative	not used	abatámoste	abatámoslo, abatámosla	abatámonos	abatámoos	abatámoslos, abatámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abatid	dative	abatidme	not used	abatidle	abatidnos	abatíos	abatidles
	accusative	abatidme	not used	abatidlo, abatidla	abatidnos	abatíos	abatidlos, abatidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abatan	dative	abátanme	not used	abátanle	abátannos	not used	abátanles, abátanse
	accusative	abátanme	not used	abátanlo, abátanla	abátannos	not used	abátanlos, abátanlas, abátanse

Derived terms

• abatible
• abatido
• abatimiento

Related terms

• batir

See also

• inclinar

Further reading

• “abatir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

Welsh

Etymology

From abad (“abbot”) +‎ tir (“land”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbatɪr/
• Rhymes: -atɪr

Noun

abatir m (plural abatiroedd)

1. abbey land

Mutation

Mutated forms of abatir

radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
abatir	unchanged	unchanged	habatir

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “abatir”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies