retozar
Spanish
Etymology
Verb based on Old Spanish tozo (“jest”), of uncertain origin, perhaps pre-Roman. Compare Portuguese retouçar.
Verb
retozar (first-person singular present retozo, first-person singular preterite retocé, past participle retozado)
- to frolic, to cavort
- 1888, Eduardo Acevedo Díaz, Ismael:
- otros grupos retozando como ganado en el llano
- other groups cavorting like cattle on the plain
- to become aroused
- to toss and turn (in bed)
- retozar en la cama
- toss and turn in bed
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
singular | plural | ||||||
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1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
with infinitive retozar | |||||||
dative | retozarme | retozarte | retozarle, retozarse | retozarnos | retozaros | retozarles, retozarse | |
accusative | retozarme | retozarte | retozarlo, retozarla, retozarse | retozarnos | retozaros | retozarlos, retozarlas, retozarse | |
with gerund retozando | |||||||
dative | retozándome | retozándote | retozándole, retozándose | retozándonos | retozándoos | retozándoles, retozándose | |
accusative | retozándome | retozándote | retozándolo, retozándola, retozándose | retozándonos | retozándoos | retozándolos, retozándolas, retozándose | |
with informal second-person singular tú imperative retoza | |||||||
dative | retózame | retózate | retózale | retózanos | not used | retózales | |
accusative | retózame | retózate | retózalo, retózala | retózanos | not used | retózalos, retózalas | |
with informal second-person singular vos imperative retozá | |||||||
dative | retozame | retozate | retozale | retozanos | not used | retozales | |
accusative | retozame | retozate | retozalo, retozala | retozanos | not used | retozalos, retozalas | |
with formal second-person singular imperative retoce | |||||||
dative | retóceme | not used | retócele, retócese | retócenos | not used | retóceles | |
accusative | retóceme | not used | retócelo, retócela, retócese | retócenos | not used | retócelos, retócelas | |
with first-person plural imperative retocemos | |||||||
dative | not used | retocémoste | retocémosle | retocémonos | retocémoos | retocémosles | |
accusative | not used | retocémoste | retocémoslo, retocémosla | retocémonos | retocémoos | retocémoslos, retocémoslas | |
with informal second-person plural imperative retozad | |||||||
dative | retozadme | not used | retozadle | retozadnos | retozaos | retozadles | |
accusative | retozadme | not used | retozadlo, retozadla | retozadnos | retozaos | retozadlos, retozadlas | |
with formal second-person plural imperative retocen | |||||||
dative | retócenme | not used | retócenle | retócennos | not used | retócenles, retócense | |
accusative | retócenme | not used | retócenlo, retócenla | retócennos | not used | retócenlos, retócenlas, retócense |
References
- Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “retozar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 892
Further reading
- “retozar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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