lacrear

Portuguese

Etymology

From lacre +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.kɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾeˈa(h)], /la.kɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /laˈkɾja(ʁ)/ [laˈkɾja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.kɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾeˈa(h)], /la.kɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /laˈkɾja(ʁ)/ [laˈkɾja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /la.kɾeˈa(ɾ)/, /la.kɾiˈa(ɾ)/ [la.kɾɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /laˈkɾja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /la.kɾeˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾeˈa(χ)], /la.kɾiˈa(ʁ)/ [la.kɾɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /laˈkɾja(ʁ)/ [laˈkɾja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /la.kɾeˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.kɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /lɐˈkɾjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.kɾiˈaɾ/, (faster pronunciation) /lɐˈkɾjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɐ.kɾiˈa.ɾi/, (faster pronunciation) /lɐˈkɾja.ɾi/

Verb

lacrear (first-person singular present lacreio, first-person singular preterite lacreei, past participle lacreado)

1. (transitive) to adorn something with sealing wax
2. (transitive) to give the color of sealing wax to something

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lacrear (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	lacrear
Personal	lacrear	lacreares	lacrear	lacrearmos	lacreardes	lacrearem
Gerund
	lacreando
Past participle
Masculine	lacreado			lacreados
Feminine	lacreada			lacreadas
Indicative
Present	lacreio	lacreias	lacreia	lacreamos	lacreais	lacreiam
Imperfect	lacreava	lacreavas	lacreava	lacreávamos	lacreáveis	lacreavam
Preterite	lacreei	lacreaste	lacreou	lacreamos1, lacreámos2	lacreastes	lacrearam
Pluperfect	lacreara	lacrearas	lacreara	lacreáramos	lacreáreis	lacrearam
Future	lacrearei	lacrearás	lacreará	lacrearemos	lacreareis	lacrearão
Conditional	lacrearia	lacrearias	lacrearia	lacrearíamos	lacrearíeis	lacreariam
Subjunctive
Present	lacreie	lacreies	lacreie	lacreemos	lacreeis	lacreiem
Imperfect	lacreasse	lacreasses	lacreasse	lacreássemos	lacreásseis	lacreassem
Future	lacrear	lacreares	lacrear	lacrearmos	lacreardes	lacrearem
Imperative
Affirmative		lacreia	lacreie	lacreemos	lacreai	lacreiem
Negative (não)		não lacreies	não lacreie	não lacreemos	não lacreeis	não lacreiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “lacrear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “lacrear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025