luxar

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

Likely an alteration of lixar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luˈʃaɾ/

Verb

luxar

1. (intransitive) to sully, to dirty, especially oneself.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of luxar

infinitive		simple		luxar
		compound		infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund		simple		luxando
		compound		gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		luxado		luxados
		feminine		luxada		luxadas
present participle				luxante		luxantes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	luxo	luxas	luxa	luxamos	luxades	luxan
	imperfect	luxava	luxavas	luxava	luxavamos, luxávamos	luxavades, luxávades	luxavan
	preterite	luxei	luxaste, luxasche, luxache	luxou	luxamos	luxastes	luxaron
	pluperfect	luxara	luxaras	luxara	luxaramos, luxáramos	luxarades, luxárades	luxaran
	future	luxarei	luxarás	luxará	luxaremos	luxaredes	luxarán
	conditional	luxaria	luxarias	luxaria	luxariamos, luxaríamos	luxariades, luxaríades	luxarian
compound tenses	present perfect	present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	present imperfect	imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	past anterior	preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	luxe	luxes	luxe	luxemos	luxedes	luxen
	preterite	luxasse	luxasses	luxasse	luxassemos, luxássemos	luxassedes, luxássedes	luxassen
	future	luxar	luxares	luxar	luxarmos	luxardes	luxaren
compound tenses	present perfect	present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood		—	tu	vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative		—	luxa	luxe	luxemos	luxade	—
negative		—	non luxes	non luxe	non luxemos	non luxedes	—
personal infinitive		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
		luxar	luxares	luxar	luxarmos	luxardes	luxaren
1 Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well. 2 teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

Descendants

• Galician: luxar
• Portuguese: luchar, luxar

Further reading

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “luxar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin luxāre. By surface analysis, luxo (“luxury”) +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /luˈʃa(ʁ)/ [luˈʃa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /luˈʃaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /luˈʃaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /luˈʃa.ɾi/

Verb

luxar (first-person singular present luxo, first-person singular preterite luxei, past participle luxado)

1. to display, flaunt luxury

   Synonyms: pompear, esbanjar

2. to dress elegantly, luxuriously
3. (medicine) to dislocate

   Synonym: deslocar

4. (Brazil, colloquial) to falsely deny or refuse something in order to appear polite

   Synonym: fazer cerimônia

Conjugation

    Conjugation of luxar (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	luxar
Personal	luxar	luxares	luxar	luxarmos	luxardes	luxarem
Gerund
	luxando
Past participle
Masculine	luxado			luxados
Feminine	luxada			luxadas
Indicative
Present	luxo	luxas	luxa	luxamos	luxais	luxam
Imperfect	luxava	luxavas	luxava	luxávamos	luxáveis	luxavam
Preterite	luxei	luxaste	luxou	luxamos1, luxámos2	luxastes	luxaram
Pluperfect	luxara	luxaras	luxara	luxáramos	luxáreis	luxaram
Future	luxarei	luxarás	luxará	luxaremos	luxareis	luxarão
Conditional	luxaria	luxarias	luxaria	luxaríamos	luxaríeis	luxariam
Subjunctive
Present	luxe	luxes	luxe	luxemos	luxeis	luxem
Imperfect	luxasse	luxasses	luxasse	luxássemos	luxásseis	luxassem
Future	luxar	luxares	luxar	luxarmos	luxardes	luxarem
Imperative
Affirmative		luxa	luxe	luxemos	luxai	luxem
Negative (não)		não luxes	não luxe	não luxemos	não luxeis	não luxem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• luxação

See also

• oferecer por educação

Further reading

• “luxar”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2025
• “luxar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “luxar”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2025
• “luxar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “luxar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “luxar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin luxāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /luɡˈsaɾ/ [luɣ̞ˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: lu‧xar

Verb

luxar (first-person singular present luxo, first-person singular preterite luxé, past participle luxado)

1. to dislocate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of luxar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			luxar
gerund			luxando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		luxado		luxada
		plural		luxados		luxadas
		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	luxo	luxastú luxásvos	luxa	luxamos	luxáis	luxan
	imperfect	luxaba	luxabas	luxaba	luxábamos	luxabais	luxaban
	preterite	luxé	luxaste	luxó	luxamos	luxasteis	luxaron
	future	luxaré	luxarás	luxará	luxaremos	luxaréis	luxarán
	conditional	luxaría	luxarías	luxaría	luxaríamos	luxaríais	luxarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	luxe	luxestú luxésvos2	luxe	luxemos	luxéis	luxen
	imperfect (ra)	luxara	luxaras	luxara	luxáramos	luxarais	luxaran
	imperfect (se)	luxase	luxases	luxase	luxásemos	luxaseis	luxasen
	future1	luxare	luxares	luxare	luxáremos	luxareis	luxaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		luxatú luxávos	luxe	luxemos	luxad	luxen
	negative		no luxes	no luxe	no luxemos	no luxéis	no luxen

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

    Selected combined forms of luxar

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 luxar	dative	luxarme	luxarte	luxarle, luxarse	luxarnos	luxaros	luxarles, luxarse
	accusative	luxarme	luxarte	luxarlo, luxarla, luxarse	luxarnos	luxaros	luxarlos, luxarlas, luxarse
with gerund luxando	dative	luxándome	luxándote	luxándole, luxándose	luxándonos	luxándoos	luxándoles, luxándose
	accusative	luxándome	luxándote	luxándolo, luxándola, luxándose	luxándonos	luxándoos	luxándolos, luxándolas, luxándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative luxa	dative	lúxame	lúxate	lúxale	lúxanos	not used	lúxales
	accusative	lúxame	lúxate	lúxalo, lúxala	lúxanos	not used	lúxalos, lúxalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative luxá	dative	luxame	luxate	luxale	luxanos	not used	luxales
	accusative	luxame	luxate	luxalo, luxala	luxanos	not used	luxalos, luxalas
with formal second-person singular imperative luxe	dative	lúxeme	not used	lúxele, lúxese	lúxenos	not used	lúxeles
	accusative	lúxeme	not used	lúxelo, lúxela, lúxese	lúxenos	not used	lúxelos, lúxelas
with first-person plural imperative luxemos	dative	not used	luxémoste	luxémosle	luxémonos	luxémoos	luxémosles
	accusative	not used	luxémoste	luxémoslo, luxémosla	luxémonos	luxémoos	luxémoslos, luxémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative luxad	dative	luxadme	not used	luxadle	luxadnos	luxaos	luxadles
	accusative	luxadme	not used	luxadlo, luxadla	luxadnos	luxaos	luxadlos, luxadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative luxen	dative	lúxenme	not used	lúxenle	lúxennos	not used	lúxenles, lúxense
	accusative	lúxenme	not used	lúxenlo, lúxenla	lúxennos	not used	lúxenlos, lúxenlas, lúxense

Related terms

• luxación

Further reading

• “luxar”, 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