amansar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese amansar, amanssar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ manso +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ̃ˈsaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ̃ˈsaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.mɐ̃ˈsa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧man‧sar

Verb

amansar (first-person singular present amanso, first-person singular preterite amansei, past participle amansado)

1. (transitive) to tame

   Ele amansou o cavalo selvagem. ― He tamed the wild horse.

2. (transitive) to calm, still, hush

   Amansar os ventos. ― To hush the winds.

3. (transitive) to soften, temper

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amansar (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	amansar
Personal	amansar	amansares	amansar	amansarmos	amansardes	amansarem
Gerund
	amansando
Past participle
Masculine	amansado			amansados
Feminine	amansada			amansadas
Indicative
Present	amanso	amansas	amansa	amansamos	amansais	amansam
Imperfect	amansava	amansavas	amansava	amansávamos	amansáveis	amansavam
Preterite	amansei	amansaste	amansou	amansamos1, amansámos2	amansastes	amansaram
Pluperfect	amansara	amansaras	amansara	amansáramos	amansáreis	amansaram
Future	amansarei	amansarás	amansará	amansaremos	amansareis	amansarão
Conditional	amansaria	amansarias	amansaria	amansaríamos	amansaríeis	amansariam
Subjunctive
Present	amanse	amanses	amanse	amansemos	amanseis	amansem
Imperfect	amansasse	amansasses	amansasse	amansássemos	amansásseis	amansassem
Future	amansar	amansares	amansar	amansarmos	amansardes	amansarem
Imperative
Affirmative		amansa	amanse	amansemos	amansai	amansem
Negative (não)		não amanses	não amanse	não amansemos	não amanseis	não amansem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• manso
• amansador

Further reading

• “amansar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “amansar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “amansar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “amansar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “amansar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “amansar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ manso +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /amanˈsaɾ/ [a.mãnˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧man‧sar

Verb

amansar (first-person singular present amanso, first-person singular preterite amansé, past participle amansado)

1. (transitive) to tame

   Synonyms: domar, amaestrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of amansar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			amansar
gerund			amansando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		amansado		amansada
		plural		amansados		amansadas
		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	amanso	amansastú amansásvos	amansa	amansamos	amansáis	amansan
	imperfect	amansaba	amansabas	amansaba	amansábamos	amansabais	amansaban
	preterite	amansé	amansaste	amansó	amansamos	amansasteis	amansaron
	future	amansaré	amansarás	amansará	amansaremos	amansaréis	amansarán
	conditional	amansaría	amansarías	amansaría	amansaríamos	amansaríais	amansarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	amanse	amansestú amansésvos2	amanse	amansemos	amanséis	amansen
	imperfect (ra)	amansara	amansaras	amansara	amansáramos	amansarais	amansaran
	imperfect (se)	amansase	amansases	amansase	amansásemos	amansaseis	amansasen
	future1	amansare	amansares	amansare	amansáremos	amansareis	amansaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		amansatú amansávos	amanse	amansemos	amansad	amansen
	negative		no amanses	no amanse	no amansemos	no amanséis	no amansen

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

    Selected combined forms of amansar

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 amansar	dative	amansarme	amansarte	amansarle, amansarse	amansarnos	amansaros	amansarles, amansarse
	accusative	amansarme	amansarte	amansarlo, amansarla, amansarse	amansarnos	amansaros	amansarlos, amansarlas, amansarse
with gerund amansando	dative	amansándome	amansándote	amansándole, amansándose	amansándonos	amansándoos	amansándoles, amansándose
	accusative	amansándome	amansándote	amansándolo, amansándola, amansándose	amansándonos	amansándoos	amansándolos, amansándolas, amansándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative amansa	dative	amánsame	amánsate	amánsale	amánsanos	not used	amánsales
	accusative	amánsame	amánsate	amánsalo, amánsala	amánsanos	not used	amánsalos, amánsalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative amansá	dative	amansame	amansate	amansale	amansanos	not used	amansales
	accusative	amansame	amansate	amansalo, amansala	amansanos	not used	amansalos, amansalas
with formal second-person singular imperative amanse	dative	amánseme	not used	amánsele, amánsese	amánsenos	not used	amánseles
	accusative	amánseme	not used	amánselo, amánsela, amánsese	amánsenos	not used	amánselos, amánselas
with first-person plural imperative amansemos	dative	not used	amansémoste	amansémosle	amansémonos	amansémoos	amansémosles
	accusative	not used	amansémoste	amansémoslo, amansémosla	amansémonos	amansémoos	amansémoslos, amansémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative amansad	dative	amansadme	not used	amansadle	amansadnos	amansaos	amansadles
	accusative	amansadme	not used	amansadlo, amansadla	amansadnos	amansaos	amansadlos, amansadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative amansen	dative	amánsenme	not used	amánsenle	amánsennos	not used	amánsenles, amánsense
	accusative	amánsenme	not used	amánsenlo, amánsenla	amánsennos	not used	amánsenlos, amánsenlas, amánsense

Derived terms

• amansador
• amansamiento

Further reading

• “amansar”, 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