predominar

Catalan

Etymology

From pre- +‎ dominar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [pɾə.ðu.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [pɾə.ðo.miˈna]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾe.ðo.miˈnaɾ]
• Homophone: predominà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

predominar (first-person singular present predomino, first-person singular preterite predominí, past participle predominat)

1. (intransitive) to predominate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of predominar (first conjugation)

infinitive			predominar
gerund			predominant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		predominat		predominada
		plural		predominats		predominades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	predomino	predomines	predomina	predominem	predomineu	predominen
	imperfect	predominava	predominaves	predominava	predominàvem	predominàveu	predominaven
	future	predominaré	predominaràs	predominarà	predominarem	predominareu	predominaran
	preterite	predominí	predominares	predominà	predominàrem	predominàreu	predominaren
	conditional	predominaria	predominaries	predominaria	predominaríem	predominaríeu	predominarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	predomini	predominis	predomini	predominem	predomineu	predominin
	imperfect	predominés	predominessis	predominés	predominéssim	predominéssiu	predominessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	predomina	predomini	predominem	predomineu	predominin
	negative (no)	—	no predominis	no predomini	no predominem	no predomineu	no predominin

Derived terms

• predominança
• predominant

Related terms

• dominar
• predomini

Further reading

• “predominar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “predominar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “predominar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “predominar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician

Verb

predominar (first-person singular present predomino, first-person singular preterite predominei, past participle predominado)

1. to predominate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of predominar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	predominar
Personal	predominar	predominares	predominar	predominarmos	predominardes	predominaren
Gerund
	predominando
Past participle
Masculine	predominado			predominados
Feminine	predominada			predominadas
Indicative
Present	predomino	predominas	predomina	predominamos	predominades	predominan
Imperfect	predominaba	predominabas	predominaba	predominabamos	predominabades	predominaban
Preterite	predominei	predominaches	predominou	predominamos	predominastes	predominaron
Pluperfect	predominara	predominaras	predominara	predominaramos	predominarades	predominaran
Future	predominarei	predominarás	predominará	predominaremos	predominaredes	predominarán
Conditional	predominaría	predominarías	predominaría	predominariamos	predominariades	predominarían
Subjunctive
Present	predomine	predomines	predomine	predominemos	predominedes	predominen
Imperfect	predominase	predominases	predominase	predominásemos	predominásedes	predominasen
Future	predominar	predominares	predominar	predominarmos	predominardes	predominaren
Imperative
Affirmative		predomina	predomine	predominemos	predominade	predominen
Negative (non)		non predomines	non predomine	non predominemos	non predominedes	non predominen

    Reintegrated conjugation of predominar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	predominar
Personal	predominar	predominares	predominar	predominarmos	predominardes	predominarem
Gerund
	predominando
Past participle
Masculine	predominado			predominados
Feminine	predominada			predominadas
Indicative
Present	predomino	predominas	predomina	predominamos	predominades, predominais	predominam
Imperfect	predominava	predominavas	predominava	predominávamos	predominávades, predomináveis, predominávais1	predominavam
Preterite	predominei	predominaste, predominache1	predominou	predominamos	predominastes	predominárom, predominaram
Pluperfect	predominara	predominaras	predominara	predomináramos	predominárades, predomináreis, predominárais1	predominaram
Future	predominarei	predominarás	predominará	predominaremos	predominaredes, predominareis	predominarám, predominarão
Conditional	predominaria	predominarias	predominaria	predominaríamos	predominaríades, predominaríeis, predominaríais1	predominariam
Subjunctive
Present	predomine	predomines	predomine	predominemos	predominedes, predomineis	predominem
Imperfect	predominasse	predominasses	predominasse	predominássemos	predominássedes, predominásseis	predominassem
Future	predominar	predominares	predominar	predominarmos	predominardes	predominarem
Imperative
Affirmative		predomina	predomine	predominemos	predominade, predominai	predominem
Negative (nom)		nom predomines	nom predomine	nom predominemos	nom predominedes, nom predomineis	nom predominem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• predominante

Further reading

• “predominar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• “predominar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

Portuguese

Etymology

From pré- +‎ dominar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾe.do.miˈna(ʁ)/ [pɾe.do.miˈna(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.du.miˈnaɾ/ [pɾɨ.ðu.miˈnaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.du.miˈnaɾ/ [pɾɨ.ðu.miˈnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɾɨ.du.miˈna.ɾi/ [pɾɨ.ðu.miˈna.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: pre‧do‧mi‧nar

Verb

predominar (first-person singular present predomino, first-person singular preterite predominei, past participle predominado)

1. to predominate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of predominar (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	predominar
Personal	predominar	predominares	predominar	predominarmos	predominardes	predominarem
Gerund
	predominando
Past participle
Masculine	predominado			predominados
Feminine	predominada			predominadas
Indicative
Present	predomino	predominas	predomina	predominamos	predominais	predominam
Imperfect	predominava	predominavas	predominava	predominávamos	predomináveis	predominavam
Preterite	predominei	predominaste	predominou	predominamos1, predominámos2	predominastes	predominaram
Pluperfect	predominara	predominaras	predominara	predomináramos	predomináreis	predominaram
Future	predominarei	predominarás	predominará	predominaremos	predominareis	predominarão
Conditional	predominaria	predominarias	predominaria	predominaríamos	predominaríeis	predominariam
Subjunctive
Present	predomine	predomines	predomine	predominemos	predomineis	predominem
Imperfect	predominasse	predominasses	predominasse	predominássemos	predominásseis	predominassem
Future	predominar	predominares	predominar	predominarmos	predominardes	predominarem
Imperative
Affirmative		predomina	predomine	predominemos	predominai	predominem
Negative (não)		não predomines	não predomine	não predominemos	não predomineis	não predominem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• predominante

Further reading

• “predominar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Spanish

Etymology

From pre- +‎ dominar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɾedomiˈnaɾ/ [pɾe.ð̞o.miˈnaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: pre‧do‧mi‧nar

Verb

predominar (first-person singular present predomino, first-person singular preterite predominé, past participle predominado)

1. to predominate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of predominar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			predominar
gerund			predominando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		predominado		predominada
		plural		predominados		predominadas
		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	predomino	predominastú predominásvos	predomina	predominamos	predomináis	predominan
	imperfect	predominaba	predominabas	predominaba	predominábamos	predominabais	predominaban
	preterite	predominé	predominaste	predominó	predominamos	predominasteis	predominaron
	future	predominaré	predominarás	predominará	predominaremos	predominaréis	predominarán
	conditional	predominaría	predominarías	predominaría	predominaríamos	predominaríais	predominarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	predomine	predominestú predominésvos2	predomine	predominemos	predominéis	predominen
	imperfect (ra)	predominara	predominaras	predominara	predomináramos	predominarais	predominaran
	imperfect (se)	predominase	predominases	predominase	predominásemos	predominaseis	predominasen
	future1	predominare	predominares	predominare	predomináremos	predominareis	predominaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		predominatú predominávos	predomine	predominemos	predominad	predominen
	negative		no predomines	no predomine	no predominemos	no predominéis	no predominen

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

Derived terms

• predominante

Related terms

• dominar

Further reading

• “predominar”, 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