silabear

Spanish

Etymology

From sílaba +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /silabeˈaɾ/ [si.la.β̞eˈaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: si‧la‧be‧ar

Verb

silabear (first-person singular present silabeo, first-person singular preterite silabeé, past participle silabeado)

(intransitive) to syllabify; to enunciate each syllable
Synonym: silabar

Conjugation

Conjugation of silabear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			silabear
gerund			silabeando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		silabeado		silabeada
		plural		silabeados		silabeadas
		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	silabeo	silabeas^{^tú} silabeás^{^vos}	silabea	silabeamos	silabeáis	silabean
	imperfect	silabeaba	silabeabas	silabeaba	silabeábamos	silabeabais	silabeaban
	preterite	silabeé	silabeaste	silabeó	silabeamos	silabeasteis	silabearon
	future	silabearé	silabearás	silabeará	silabearemos	silabearéis	silabearán
	conditional	silabearía	silabearías	silabearía	silabearíamos	silabearíais	silabearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	silabee	silabees^{^tú} silabeés^{^vos²}	silabee	silabeemos	silabeéis	silabeen
	imperfect (ra)	silabeara	silabearas	silabeara	silabeáramos	silabearais	silabearan
	imperfect (se)	silabease	silabeases	silabease	silabeásemos	silabeaseis	silabeasen
	future¹	silabeare	silabeares	silabeare	silabeáremos	silabeareis	silabearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		silabea^{^tú} silabeá^{^vos}	silabee	silabeemos	silabead	silabeen
	negative		no silabees	no silabee	no silabeemos	no silabeéis	no silabeen

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

Derived terms

silabeo

Further reading

“silabear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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