abortar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English abort, French avorter, German abortieren, Italian abortire, Russian або́рт (abórt), Spanish abortar. (Compare Esperanto aborti).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aborˈtar/

Verb

abortar (present tense abortas, past tense abortis, future tense abortos, imperative abortez, conditional abortus)

1. (intransitive) to abort, miscarry
2. (figuratively) to come to nothing, fail
3. (computing) to abort

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abortar

		present		past		future
infinitive		abortar		abortir		abortor
tense		abortas		abortis		abortos
conditional		abortus
imperative		abortez
adjective active participle		abortanta		abortinta		abortonta
adverbial active participle		abortante		abortinte		abortonte
nominal active participle	singular	abortanto		abortinto		abortonto
	plural	abortanti		abortinti		abortonti

Derived terms

• abortala (“abortive”)
• abortigar (“to cause abort to (someone)”)
• abortigiva, abortiganta (“abortive (capable of producing and abortion)”)
• abortigivo, abortigilo (“something causing abortion”)
• abortigo (“miscarriage (caused)”)
• aborto (“miscarriage”)
• aborturo (“an abortive child or thing”)

 

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

abortar m

1. indefinite plural of abort

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abortāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.boʁˈta(ʁ)/ [a.bohˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.boʁˈta(ʁ)/ [a.bohˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.boɾˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.boʁˈta(ʁ)/ [a.boχˈta(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.boɻˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.buɾˈtaɾ/ [ɐ.βuɾˈtaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.buɾˈtaɾ/ [ɐ.βuɾˈtaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.buɾˈta.ɾi/ [ɐ.βuɾˈta.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧bor‧tar

Verb

abortar (first-person singular present aborto, first-person singular preterite abortei, past participle abortado)

1. to abort, miscarry

   Ele abortou a operação. ― He aborted the operation.

2. (intransitive, transitive, medicine) to perform an abortion, interrupt pregnancy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abortar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abortar
Personal	abortar	abortares	abortar	abortarmos	abortardes	abortarem
Gerund
	abortando
Past participle
Masculine	abortado			abortados
Feminine	abortada			abortadas
Indicative
Present	aborto	abortas	aborta	abortamos	abortais	abortam
Imperfect	abortava	abortavas	abortava	abortávamos	abortáveis	abortavam
Preterite	abortei	abortaste	abortou	abortamos1, abortámos2	abortastes	abortaram
Pluperfect	abortara	abortaras	abortara	abortáramos	abortáreis	abortaram
Future	abortarei	abortarás	abortará	abortaremos	abortareis	abortarão
Conditional	abortaria	abortarias	abortaria	abortaríamos	abortaríeis	abortariam
Subjunctive
Present	aborte	abortes	aborte	abortemos	aborteis	abortem
Imperfect	abortasse	abortasses	abortasse	abortássemos	abortásseis	abortassem
Future	abortar	abortares	abortar	abortarmos	abortardes	abortarem
Imperative
Affirmative		aborta	aborte	abortemos	abortai	abortem
Negative (não)		não abortes	não aborte	não abortemos	não aborteis	não abortem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin abortāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aboɾˈtaɾ/ [a.β̞oɾˈt̪aɾ]

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧bor‧tar

Verb

abortar (first-person singular present aborto, first-person singular preterite aborté, past participle abortado)

1. (transitive) to abort
2. (transitive) to suppress
3. (intransitive) to have an abortion

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abortar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abortar
gerund			abortando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abortado		abortada
		plural		abortados		abortadas
		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	aborto	abortastú abortásvos	aborta	abortamos	abortáis	abortan
	imperfect	abortaba	abortabas	abortaba	abortábamos	abortabais	abortaban
	preterite	aborté	abortaste	abortó	abortamos	abortasteis	abortaron
	future	abortaré	abortarás	abortará	abortaremos	abortaréis	abortarán
	conditional	abortaría	abortarías	abortaría	abortaríamos	abortaríais	abortarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	aborte	abortestú abortésvos2	aborte	abortemos	abortéis	aborten
	imperfect (ra)	abortara	abortaras	abortara	abortáramos	abortarais	abortaran
	imperfect (se)	abortase	abortases	abortase	abortásemos	abortaseis	abortasen
	future1	abortare	abortares	abortare	abortáremos	abortareis	abortaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abortatú abortávos	aborte	abortemos	abortad	aborten
	negative		no abortes	no aborte	no abortemos	no abortéis	no aborten

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

    Selected combined forms of abortar

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 abortar	dative	abortarme	abortarte	abortarle, abortarse	abortarnos	abortaros	abortarles, abortarse
	accusative	abortarme	abortarte	abortarlo, abortarla, abortarse	abortarnos	abortaros	abortarlos, abortarlas, abortarse
with gerund abortando	dative	abortándome	abortándote	abortándole, abortándose	abortándonos	abortándoos	abortándoles, abortándose
	accusative	abortándome	abortándote	abortándolo, abortándola, abortándose	abortándonos	abortándoos	abortándolos, abortándolas, abortándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative aborta	dative	abórtame	abórtate	abórtale	abórtanos	not used	abórtales
	accusative	abórtame	abórtate	abórtalo, abórtala	abórtanos	not used	abórtalos, abórtalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative abortá	dative	abortame	abortate	abortale	abortanos	not used	abortales
	accusative	abortame	abortate	abortalo, abortala	abortanos	not used	abortalos, abortalas
with formal second-person singular imperative aborte	dative	abórteme	not used	abórtele, abórtese	abórtenos	not used	abórteles
	accusative	abórteme	not used	abórtelo, abórtela, abórtese	abórtenos	not used	abórtelos, abórtelas
with first-person plural imperative abortemos	dative	not used	abortémoste	abortémosle	abortémonos	abortémoos	abortémosles
	accusative	not used	abortémoste	abortémoslo, abortémosla	abortémonos	abortémoos	abortémoslos, abortémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abortad	dative	abortadme	not used	abortadle	abortadnos	abortaos	abortadles
	accusative	abortadme	not used	abortadlo, abortadla	abortadnos	abortaos	abortadlos, abortadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative aborten	dative	abórtenme	not used	abórtenle	abórtennos	not used	abórtenles, abórtense
	accusative	abórtenme	not used	abórtenlo, abórtenla	abórtennos	not used	abórtenlos, abórtenlas, abórtense

Related terms

• abortista
• abortivo
• aborto

 

Further reading

• “abortar”, 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