balear

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Baleārēs (“Balearic Islands”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [bə.leˈar]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [bə.leˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ba.leˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Adjective

balear m or f (masculine and feminine plural balears)

1. Balearic (pertaining to the Balearic Islands, the people thereof, or the Catalan dialects spoken there)

Noun

balear m or f by sense (plural balears)

1. Balearic (a person from the Balearic Islands)

Related terms

• Illes Balears (“Balearic Islands”)

Noun

balear m (uncountable)

1. Balearic (the dialect of Catalan spoken in the Balearic Islands)

Hypernyms

• català (“Catalan”)

Hyponyms

• eivissenc (“Eivissan, Ibizan”)
• mallorquí (“Mallorcan”)
• menorquí (“Menorcan”)

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From bala +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.liˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.lɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlja(ʁ)/ [baˈlja(h)], /ba.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.leˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.liˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.lɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlja(ʁ)/ [baˈlja(h)], /ba.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.leˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ba.liˈa(ɾ)/ [ba.lɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlja(ɾ)/, /ba.leˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ba.liˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.lɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /baˈlja(ʁ)/ [baˈlja(χ)], /ba.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.leˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.leˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlja.ɾi/

• Rhymes: -aɾ, -aʁ
• Hyphenation: ba‧le‧ar

Verb

balear (first-person singular present baleio, first-person singular preterite baleei, past participle baleado)

1. to hit or wound with a shot.

   Near-synonym: atirar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of balear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	balear
Personal	balear	baleares	balear	balearmos	baleardes	balearem
Gerund
	baleando
Past participle
Masculine	baleado			baleados
Feminine	baleada			baleadas
Indicative
Present	baleio	baleias	baleia	baleamos	baleais	baleiam
Imperfect	baleava	baleavas	baleava	baleávamos	baleáveis	baleavam
Preterite	baleei	baleaste	baleou	baleamos1, baleámos2	baleastes	balearam
Pluperfect	baleara	balearas	baleara	baleáramos	baleáreis	balearam
Future	balearei	balearás	baleará	balearemos	baleareis	balearão
Conditional	balearia	balearias	balearia	balearíamos	balearíeis	baleariam
Subjunctive
Present	baleie	baleies	baleie	baleemos	baleeis	baleiem
Imperfect	baleasse	baleasses	baleasse	baleássemos	baleásseis	baleassem
Future	balear	baleares	balear	balearmos	baleardes	balearem
Imperative
Affirmative		baleia	baleie	baleemos	baleai	baleiem
Negative (não)		não baleies	não baleie	não baleemos	não baleeis	não baleiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Latin Baleāris.

Pronunciation

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlja.ɾi/

Adjective

balear m or f (plural baleares)

1. Balearic (relating to the Balearic Islands)

Noun

balear m or f by sense (plural baleares)

1. Balearic (a person living in or coming from the Balearic islands).

Etymology 3

From baleio +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ba.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ba.leˈa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈljaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɐˈlja.ɾi/

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: ba‧le‧ar

Verb

balear (first-person singular present baleio, first-person singular preterite baleei, past participle baleado)

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Conjugation

    Conjugation of balear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	balear
Personal	balear	baleares	balear	balearmos	baleardes	balearem
Gerund
	baleando
Past participle
Masculine	baleado			baleados
Feminine	baleada			baleadas
Indicative
Present	baleio	baleias	baleia	baleamos	baleais	baleiam
Imperfect	baleava	baleavas	baleava	baleávamos	baleáveis	baleavam
Preterite	baleei	baleaste	baleou	baleamos1, baleámos2	baleastes	balearam
Pluperfect	baleara	balearas	baleara	baleáramos	baleáreis	balearam
Future	balearei	balearás	baleará	balearemos	baleareis	balearão
Conditional	balearia	balearias	balearia	balearíamos	balearíeis	baleariam
Subjunctive
Present	baleie	baleies	baleie	baleemos	baleeis	baleiem
Imperfect	baleasse	baleasses	baleasse	baleássemos	baleásseis	baleassem
Future	balear	baleares	balear	balearmos	baleardes	balearem
Imperative
Affirmative		baleia	baleie	baleemos	baleai	baleiem
Negative (não)		não baleies	não baleie	não baleemos	não baleeis	não baleiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “balear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “balear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “balear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “balear”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baleˈaɾ/ [ba.leˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧le‧ar

Etymology 1

From bala (“bullet”) +‎ -ear.

Verb

balear (first-person singular present baleo, first-person singular preterite baleé, past participle baleado)

1. (transitive, Latin America) to shoot

   Synonym: abalear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of balear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			balear
gerund			baleando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		baleado		baleada
		plural		baleados		baleadas
		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	baleo	baleastú baleásvos	balea	baleamos	baleáis	balean
	imperfect	baleaba	baleabas	baleaba	baleábamos	baleabais	baleaban
	preterite	baleé	baleaste	baleó	baleamos	baleasteis	balearon
	future	balearé	balearás	baleará	balearemos	balearéis	balearán
	conditional	balearía	balearías	balearía	balearíamos	balearíais	balearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	balee	baleestú baleésvos2	balee	baleemos	baleéis	baleen
	imperfect (ra)	baleara	balearas	baleara	baleáramos	balearais	balearan
	imperfect (se)	balease	baleases	balease	baleásemos	baleaseis	baleasen
	future1	baleare	baleares	baleare	baleáremos	baleareis	balearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		baleatú baleávos	balee	baleemos	balead	baleen
	negative		no balees	no balee	no baleemos	no baleéis	no baleen

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

    Selected combined forms of balear

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 balear	dative	balearme	balearte	balearle, balearse	balearnos	balearos	balearles, balearse
	accusative	balearme	balearte	balearlo, balearla, balearse	balearnos	balearos	balearlos, balearlas, balearse
with gerund baleando	dative	baleándome	baleándote	baleándole, baleándose	baleándonos	baleándoos	baleándoles, baleándose
	accusative	baleándome	baleándote	baleándolo, baleándola, baleándose	baleándonos	baleándoos	baleándolos, baleándolas, baleándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative balea	dative	baléame	baléate	baléale	baléanos	not used	baléales
	accusative	baléame	baléate	baléalo, baléala	baléanos	not used	baléalos, baléalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative baleá	dative	baleame	baleate	baleale	baleanos	not used	baleales
	accusative	baleame	baleate	balealo, baleala	baleanos	not used	balealos, balealas
with formal second-person singular imperative balee	dative	baléeme	not used	baléele, baléese	baléenos	not used	baléeles
	accusative	baléeme	not used	baléelo, baléela, baléese	baléenos	not used	baléelos, baléelas
with first-person plural imperative baleemos	dative	not used	baleémoste	baleémosle	baleémonos	baleémoos	baleémosles
	accusative	not used	baleémoste	baleémoslo, baleémosla	baleémonos	baleémoos	baleémoslos, baleémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative balead	dative	baleadme	not used	baleadle	baleadnos	baleaos	baleadles
	accusative	baleadme	not used	baleadlo, baleadla	baleadnos	baleaos	baleadlos, baleadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative baleen	dative	baléenme	not used	baléenle	baléennos	not used	baléenles, baléense
	accusative	baléenme	not used	baléenlo, baléenla	baléennos	not used	baléenlos, baléenlas, baléense

Etymology 2

From Latin Baleāris.

Adjective

balear m or f (masculine and feminine plural baleares)

1. Balearic

Derived terms

• Islas Baleares

Proper noun

balear m

1. Balearic

Further reading

• “balear”, 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