flamear

Spanish

Etymology

Formed from the root of Latin flamma, with the suffix -ear. Doublet of llamear and flambear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flameˈaɾ/ [fla.meˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: fla‧me‧ar

Verb

flamear (first-person singular present flameo, first-person singular preterite flameé, past participle flameado)

1. to burn, to blaze, to flame

   Synonym: flambear

2. to flutter, to wave (of boat sails)
3. to sterilize (by burning in alcohol)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of flamear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			flamear
gerund			flameando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		flameado		flameada
		plural		flameados		flameadas
		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	flameo	flameastú flameásvos	flamea	flameamos	flameáis	flamean
	imperfect	flameaba	flameabas	flameaba	flameábamos	flameabais	flameaban
	preterite	flameé	flameaste	flameó	flameamos	flameasteis	flamearon
	future	flamearé	flamearás	flameará	flamearemos	flamearéis	flamearán
	conditional	flamearía	flamearías	flamearía	flamearíamos	flamearíais	flamearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	flamee	flameestú flameésvos2	flamee	flameemos	flameéis	flameen
	imperfect (ra)	flameara	flamearas	flameara	flameáramos	flamearais	flamearan
	imperfect (se)	flamease	flameases	flamease	flameásemos	flameaseis	flameasen
	future1	flameare	flameares	flameare	flameáremos	flameareis	flamearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		flameatú flameávos	flamee	flameemos	flamead	flameen
	negative		no flamees	no flamee	no flameemos	no flameéis	no flameen

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

    Selected combined forms of flamear

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 flamear
	dative	flamearme	flamearte	flamearle, flamearse	flamearnos	flamearos	flamearles, flamearse
	accusative	flamearme	flamearte	flamearlo, flamearla, flamearse	flamearnos	flamearos	flamearlos, flamearlas, flamearse
with gerund flameando
	dative	flameándome	flameándote	flameándole, flameándose	flameándonos	flameándoos	flameándoles, flameándose
	accusative	flameándome	flameándote	flameándolo, flameándola, flameándose	flameándonos	flameándoos	flameándolos, flameándolas, flameándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative flamea
	dative	flaméame	flaméate	flaméale	flaméanos	not used	flaméales
	accusative	flaméame	flaméate	flaméalo, flaméala	flaméanos	not used	flaméalos, flaméalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative flameá
	dative	flameame	flameate	flameale	flameanos	not used	flameales
	accusative	flameame	flameate	flamealo, flameala	flameanos	not used	flamealos, flamealas
with formal second-person singular imperative flamee
	dative	flaméeme	not used	flaméele, flaméese	flaméenos	not used	flaméeles
	accusative	flaméeme	not used	flaméelo, flaméela, flaméese	flaméenos	not used	flaméelos, flaméelas
with first-person plural imperative flameemos
	dative	not used	flameémoste	flameémosle	flameémonos	flameémoos	flameémosles
	accusative	not used	flameémoste	flameémoslo, flameémosla	flameémonos	flameémoos	flameémoslos, flameémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative flamead
	dative	flameadme	not used	flameadle	flameadnos	flameaos	flameadles
	accusative	flameadme	not used	flameadlo, flameadla	flameadnos	flameaos	flameadlos, flameadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative flameen
	dative	flaméenme	not used	flaméenle	flaméennos	not used	flaméenles, flaméense
	accusative	flaméenme	not used	flaméenlo, flaméenla	flaméennos	not used	flaméenlos, flaméenlas, flaméense

Derived terms

• queso flameado

 

Further reading

• “flamear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28