originar

See also: originär

Catalan

Etymology

From origen +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [u.ɾi.ʒiˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [o.ɾi.ʒiˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.ɾi.d͡ʒiˈnaɾ]

Verb

originar (first-person singular present origino, first-person singular preterite originí, past participle originat)

1. to originate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of originar (first conjugation)

infinitive			originar
gerund			originant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		originat		originada
		plural		originats		originades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	origino	origines	origina	originem	origineu	originen
	imperfect	originava	originaves	originava	originàvem	originàveu	originaven
	future	originaré	originaràs	originarà	originarem	originareu	originaran
	preterite	originí	originares	originà	originàrem	originàreu	originaren
	conditional	originaria	originaries	originaria	originaríem	originaríeu	originarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	origini	originis	origini	originem	origineu	originin
	imperfect	originés	originessis	originés	originéssim	originéssiu	originessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	origina	origini	originem	origineu	originin
	negative (no)	—	no originis	no origini	no originem	no origineu	no originin

Portuguese

Etymology

From origem +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.ɾi.ʒiˈna(ʁ)/ [o.ɾi.ʒiˈna(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ɾi.ʒiˈnaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ɾi.ʒiˈnaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.ɾi.ʒiˈna.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: o‧ri‧gi‧nar

Verb

originar (first-person singular present origino, first-person singular preterite originei, past participle originado)

1. to cause
2. to originate
3. to provoke

Conjugation

    Conjugation of originar (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	originar
Personal	originar	originares	originar	originarmos	originardes	originarem
Gerund
	originando
Past participle
Masculine	originado			originados
Feminine	originada			originadas
Indicative
Present	origino	originas	origina	originamos	originais	originam
Imperfect	originava	originavas	originava	originávamos	origináveis	originavam
Preterite	originei	originaste	originou	originamos1, originámos2	originastes	originaram
Pluperfect	originara	originaras	originara	origináramos	origináreis	originaram
Future	originarei	originarás	originará	originaremos	originareis	originarão
Conditional	originaria	originarias	originaria	originaríamos	originaríeis	originariam
Subjunctive
Present	origine	origines	origine	originemos	origineis	originem
Imperfect	originasse	originasses	originasse	originássemos	originásseis	originassem
Future	originar	originares	originar	originarmos	originardes	originarem
Imperative
Affirmative		origina	origine	originemos	originai	originem
Negative (não)		não origines	não origine	não originemos	não origineis	não originem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French originaire, from Latin originarius. By surface analysis, origine +‎ -ar.

Adjective

originar m or n (feminine singular originară, masculine plural originari, feminine and neuter plural originare)

1. originating (from)

Declension

		singular				plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine		masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	originar		originară		originari	originare
	definite	originarul		originara		originarii	originarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	originar		originare		originari	originare
	definite	originarului		originarei		originarilor	originarelor

Spanish

Etymology

From origen +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oɾixiˈnaɾ/ [o.ɾi.xiˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: o‧ri‧gi‧nar

Verb

originar (first-person singular present origino, first-person singular preterite originé, past participle originado)

1. to originate
2. (transitive) to start
3. (transitive) to give rise to, to cause

Conjugation

    Conjugation of originar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			originar
gerund			originando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		originado		originada
		plural		originados		originadas
		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	origino	originastú originásvos	origina	originamos	origináis	originan
	imperfect	originaba	originabas	originaba	originábamos	originabais	originaban
	preterite	originé	originaste	originó	originamos	originasteis	originaron
	future	originaré	originarás	originará	originaremos	originaréis	originarán
	conditional	originaría	originarías	originaría	originaríamos	originaríais	originarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	origine	originestú originésvos2	origine	originemos	originéis	originen
	imperfect (ra)	originara	originaras	originara	origináramos	originarais	originaran
	imperfect (se)	originase	originases	originase	originásemos	originaseis	originasen
	future1	originare	originares	originare	origináremos	originareis	originaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		originatú originávos	origine	originemos	originad	originen
	negative		no origines	no origine	no originemos	no originéis	no originen

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

    Selected combined forms of originar

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 originar	dative	originarme	originarte	originarle, originarse	originarnos	originaros	originarles, originarse
	accusative	originarme	originarte	originarlo, originarla, originarse	originarnos	originaros	originarlos, originarlas, originarse
with gerund originando	dative	originándome	originándote	originándole, originándose	originándonos	originándoos	originándoles, originándose
	accusative	originándome	originándote	originándolo, originándola, originándose	originándonos	originándoos	originándolos, originándolas, originándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative origina	dative	origíname	origínate	origínale	origínanos	not used	origínales
	accusative	origíname	origínate	origínalo, origínala	origínanos	not used	origínalos, origínalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative originá	dative	originame	originate	originale	originanos	not used	originales
	accusative	originame	originate	originalo, originala	originanos	not used	originalos, originalas
with formal second-person singular imperative origine	dative	origíneme	not used	origínele, origínese	origínenos	not used	origíneles
	accusative	origíneme	not used	origínelo, origínela, origínese	origínenos	not used	origínelos, origínelas
with first-person plural imperative originemos	dative	not used	originémoste	originémosle	originémonos	originémoos	originémosles
	accusative	not used	originémoste	originémoslo, originémosla	originémonos	originémoos	originémoslos, originémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative originad	dative	originadme	not used	originadle	originadnos	originaos	originadles
	accusative	originadme	not used	originadlo, originadla	originadnos	originaos	originadlos, originadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative originen	dative	origínenme	not used	origínenle	origínennos	not used	origínenles, origínense
	accusative	origínenme	not used	origínenlo, origínenla	origínennos	not used	origínenlos, origínenlas, origínense

Related terms

• origen
• original

 

Further reading

• “originar”, 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