polsar

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Etymology

From Latin pulsāre. In the sense of "take a pinch of", influenced by pols (“dust”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pulˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [polˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [polˈsaɾ]

Verb

polsar (first-person singular present polso, first-person singular preterite polsí, past participle polsat)

1. (transitive, medicine) to take the pulse of
2. (transitive) to press, to squeeze

   Synonym: pitjar

3. (intransitive) (pulse) to beat

   Synonym: batre

4. (transitive, music) to play (an instrument); to strum (strings), to tickle (keys)

   Synonym: tocar

5. (transitive) to take a pinch of

Conjugation

    Conjugation of polsar (first conjugation)

infinitive			polsar
gerund			polsant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		polsat		polsada
		plural		polsats		polsades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	polso	polses	polsa	polsem	polseu	polsen
	imperfect	polsava	polsaves	polsava	polsàvem	polsàveu	polsaven
	future	polsaré	polsaràs	polsarà	polsarem	polsareu	polsaran
	preterite	polsí	polsares	polsà	polsàrem	polsàreu	polsaren
	conditional	polsaria	polsaries	polsaria	polsaríem	polsaríeu	polsarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	polsi	polsis	polsi	polsem	polseu	polsin
	imperfect	polsés	polsessis	polsés	polséssim	polséssiu	polsessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	polsa	polsi	polsem	polseu	polsin
	negative (no)	—	no polsis	no polsi	no polsem	no polseu	no polsin

Derived terms

• polsada
• polsador
• polsament

Further reading

• “polsar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin pulsāre.

Verb

polsar

1. to breathe

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		polsar			aver polsat
gerund		polsant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		polsat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	polsi	polsas	polsa	polsam	polsatz	polsan
	imperfect	polsavi	polsavas	polsava	polsàvem	polsàvetz	polsavan
	preterite	polsèri	polsères	polsèt	polsèrem	polsèretz	polsèron
	future	polsarai	polsaràs	polsarà	polsarem	polsaretz	polsaràn
	conditional	polsariái	polsariás	polsariá	polsariam	polsariatz	polsarián
	conditional 2nd form1	polsèra	polsèras	polsèra	polseram	polseratz	polsèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	polse	polses	polse	polsem	polsetz	polsen
	imperfect	polsèssi	polsèsses	polsèsse	polsèssem	polsèssetz	polsèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			polsa		polsem	polsatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		polsar			aver polsat
gerund		polsant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		polsat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	polse	polses	polsa	polsam	polsatz	polson
	imperfect	polsave	polsaves	polsava	polsaviam	polsaviatz	polsavon
	preterite	polsere	polseres	polset	polsem	polsetz	polseron
	future	polsarai	polsaràs	polsará	polsarem	polsaretz	polsarán
	conditional	polsariá	polsariás	polsariá	polsariam	polsariatz	polsarián
	conditional 2nd form1	polsèra	polsèras	polsèra	polseram	polseratz	polsèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	polse	polses	polse	polsassiam	polsassiatz	polson
	imperfect	polsesse	polsesses	polsesse	polsessiam	polsessiatz	polsesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			polsa		polsassiam	polsatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		polsar			aver polsat
gerund		polsant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		polsat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	polsi	polsas	polsa	polsam	polsatz	polsan
	imperfect	polsavi	polsavas	polsava	polsàvam	polsàvatz	polsavan
	preterite	polsèi	polsès	polsè	polsèm	polsètz	polsèn
	future	polsarèi	polsaràs	polsarà	polsaram	polsaratz	polsaràn
	conditional	polsarí	polsarés	polsaré	polsarem	polsaretz	polsarén
	conditional 2nd form1	polsèra	polsèras	polsèra	polseram	polseratz	polsèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	polsi	polses	polse	polsem	polsetz	polsen
	imperfect	polsèssi	polsèsses	polsèsse	polsèssem	polsèssetz	polsèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			polsa		polsem	polsatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		polsar			aver polsat
gerund		polsant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		polsat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	polse	polsas	polsa	polsam	polsatz	polsan
	imperfect	polsava	polsavas	polsava	polsàvam	polsàvatz	polsavan
	preterite	polsei	polseras	polset	polsèram	polsèratz	polseran
	future	polsarai	polsaràs	polsará	polsarem	polsaretz	polsarán
	conditional	polsariá	polsariàs	polsariá	polsariam	polsariatz	polsarián
	conditional 2nd form1	polsèra	polsèras	polsèra	polseram	polseratz	polsèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	polse	polses	polse	polsem	polsetz	polsen
	imperfect	polsèsse	polsèsses	polsèsse	polsèssem	polsèssetz	polsèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			polsa		polsem	polsatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		polsar			aver polsat
gerund		polsant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		polsat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	polse	polses	polsa	polsam	polsatz	polsan
	imperfect	polsavi	polsavas	polsava	polsàvem	polsàvetz	polsavan
	preterite	polsère	polsères	polsèt	polseriam	polseriatz	polsèron
	future	polsarai	polsaràs	polsarà	polsarem	polsaretz	polsaràn
	conditional	polsariáu	polsariás	polsariá	polsariam	polsariatz	polsarián
	conditional 2nd form1	polsèra	polsèras	polsèra	polseram	polseratz	polsèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	polse	polses	polse	polsem	polsetz	polsan
	imperfect	polsèsse	polsèsses	polsèsse	polsessiam	polsessiatz	polsèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			polsa		polsem	polsatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Synonyms

• respirar
• alenar