paladear

Spanish

Etymology

From paladar (“palate”) +‎ -ear, from Latin palātum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paladeˈaɾ/ [pa.la.ð̞eˈaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pa‧la‧de‧ar

Verb

paladear (first-person singular present paladeo, first-person singular preterite paladeé, past participle paladeado)

1. (transitive) to savor
2. (transitive) to taste
3. (intransitive) to cleanse the palate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of paladear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			paladear
gerund			paladeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		paladeado		paladeada
		plural		paladeados		paladeadas
		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	paladeo	paladeastú paladeásvos	paladea	paladeamos	paladeáis	paladean
	imperfect	paladeaba	paladeabas	paladeaba	paladeábamos	paladeabais	paladeaban
	preterite	paladeé	paladeaste	paladeó	paladeamos	paladeasteis	paladearon
	future	paladearé	paladearás	paladeará	paladearemos	paladearéis	paladearán
	conditional	paladearía	paladearías	paladearía	paladearíamos	paladearíais	paladearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	paladee	paladeestú paladeésvos2	paladee	paladeemos	paladeéis	paladeen
	imperfect (ra)	paladeara	paladearas	paladeara	paladeáramos	paladearais	paladearan
	imperfect (se)	paladease	paladeases	paladease	paladeásemos	paladeaseis	paladeasen
	future1	paladeare	paladeares	paladeare	paladeáremos	paladeareis	paladearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		paladeatú paladeávos	paladee	paladeemos	paladead	paladeen
	negative		no paladees	no paladee	no paladeemos	no paladeéis	no paladeen

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

    Selected combined forms of paladear

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 paladear	dative	paladearme	paladearte	paladearle, paladearse	paladearnos	paladearos	paladearles, paladearse
	accusative	paladearme	paladearte	paladearlo, paladearla, paladearse	paladearnos	paladearos	paladearlos, paladearlas, paladearse
with gerund paladeando	dative	paladeándome	paladeándote	paladeándole, paladeándose	paladeándonos	paladeándoos	paladeándoles, paladeándose
	accusative	paladeándome	paladeándote	paladeándolo, paladeándola, paladeándose	paladeándonos	paladeándoos	paladeándolos, paladeándolas, paladeándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative paladea	dative	paladéame	paladéate	paladéale	paladéanos	not used	paladéales
	accusative	paladéame	paladéate	paladéalo, paladéala	paladéanos	not used	paladéalos, paladéalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative paladeá	dative	paladeame	paladeate	paladeale	paladeanos	not used	paladeales
	accusative	paladeame	paladeate	paladealo, paladeala	paladeanos	not used	paladealos, paladealas
with formal second-person singular imperative paladee	dative	paladéeme	not used	paladéele, paladéese	paladéenos	not used	paladéeles
	accusative	paladéeme	not used	paladéelo, paladéela, paladéese	paladéenos	not used	paladéelos, paladéelas
with first-person plural imperative paladeemos	dative	not used	paladeémoste	paladeémosle	paladeémonos	paladeémoos	paladeémosles
	accusative	not used	paladeémoste	paladeémoslo, paladeémosla	paladeémonos	paladeémoos	paladeémoslos, paladeémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative paladead	dative	paladeadme	not used	paladeadle	paladeadnos	paladeaos	paladeadles
	accusative	paladeadme	not used	paladeadlo, paladeadla	paladeadnos	paladeaos	paladeadlos, paladeadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative paladeen	dative	paladéenme	not used	paladéenle	paladéennos	not used	paladéenles, paladéense
	accusative	paladéenme	not used	paladéenlo, paladéenla	paladéennos	not used	paladéenlos, paladéenlas, paladéense

Further reading

• “paladear”, 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