punxar

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin pungō (“to puncture”), either analogically derived from Catalan punxí, from the perfect form of the Latin verb,^[1] or through a Vulgar Latin *punctiāre, itself possibly reaching Catalan (and the Spanish equivalent punchar) through a Valencian Mozarabic intermediate.^[2] Compare also Spanish punzar, pinchar, and Occitan ponchar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [puɲˈʃa]
IPA^(key): (Valencia) [puɲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
Homophone: punxà
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

punxar (first-person singular present punxo, first-person singular preterite punxí, past participle punxat)

(transitive, pronominal) to puncture, prick, pierce
(transitive, pronominal) to sting

Conjugation

Conjugation of punxar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			punxar
gerund			punxant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		punxat		punxada
		plural		punxats		punxades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	punxo	punxes	punxa	punxem	punxeu	punxen
	imperfect	punxava	punxaves	punxava	punxàvem	punxàveu	punxaven
	future	punxaré	punxaràs	punxarà	punxarem	punxareu	punxaran
	preterite	punxí	punxares	punxà	punxàrem	punxàreu	punxaren
	conditional	punxaria	punxaries	punxaria	punxaríem	punxaríeu	punxarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	punxi	punxis	punxi	punxem	punxeu	punxin
	imperfect	punxés	punxessis	punxés	punxéssim	punxéssiu	punxessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	punxa	punxi	punxem	punxeu	punxin
	negative (no)	—	no punxis	no punxi	no punxem	no punxeu	no punxin

Related terms

References

^ “punxar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “punxar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos