louvar

English

Alternative forms

• luvar

Etymology

From Sicilian lùvaru (“common pandora”).

Noun

louvar (plural louvars)

1. Luvarus imperialis, a large ellipsoidal perciform fish related to the surgeonfish.

Translations

Luvarus imperialis

• Catalan: luvar (ca) m
• Dutch: haanvis (nl) ?
• French: louvareau m
• German: Dianafisch m, Hahnenfisch m
• Italian: luvaro m, pesce imperatore m
• Spanish: emperador (es) m
• Swedish: luvar (sv) ?

Anagrams

• ovular, valour

Galician

Verb

louvar (first-person singular present louvo, first-person singular preterite louvei, past participle louvado)

1. Alternative form of loar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of louvar

	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	louvar
Personal	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvaren
Gerund
	louvando
Past participle
Masculine	louvado			louvados
Feminine	louvada			louvadas
Indicative
Present	louvo	louvas	louva	louvamos	louvades	louvan
Imperfect	louvaba	louvabas	louvaba	louvabamos	louvabades	louvaban
Preterite	louvei	louvaches	louvou	louvamos	louvastes	louvaron
Pluperfect	louvara	louvaras	louvara	louvaramos	louvarades	louvaran
Future	louvarei	louvarás	louvará	louvaremos	louvaredes	louvarán
Conditional	louvaría	louvarías	louvaría	louvariamos	louvariades	louvarían
Subjunctive
Present	louve	louves	louve	louvemos	louvedes	louven
Imperfect	louvase	louvases	louvase	louvásemos	louvásedes	louvasen
Future	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvaren
Imperative
Affirmative		louva	louve	louvemos	louvade	louven
Negative (non)		non louves	non louve	non louvemos	non louvedes	non louven

    Reintegrated conjugation of louvar (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	louvar
Personal	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvarem
Gerund
	louvando
Past participle
Masculine	louvado			louvados
Feminine	louvada			louvadas
Indicative
Present	louvo	louvas	louva	louvamos	louvades, louvais	louvam
Imperfect	louvava	louvavas	louvava	louvávamos	louvávades, louváveis, louvávais1	louvavam
Preterite	louvei	louvaste, louvache1	louvou	louvamos	louvastes	louvárom, louvaram
Pluperfect	louvara	louvaras	louvara	louváramos	louvárades, louváreis, louvárais1	louvaram
Future	louvarei	louvarás	louvará	louvaremos	louvaredes, louvareis	louvarám, louvarão
Conditional	louvaria	louvarias	louvaria	louvaríamos	louvaríades, louvaríeis, louvaríais1	louvariam
Subjunctive
Present	louve	louves	louve	louvemos	louvedes, louveis	louvem
Imperfect	louvasse	louvasses	louvasse	louvássemos	louvássedes, louvásseis	louvassem
Future	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvarem
Imperative
Affirmative		louva	louve	louvemos	louvade, louvai	louvem
Negative (nom)		nom louves	nom louve	nom louvemos	nom louvedes, nom louveis	nom louvem

¹Less recommended.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /low.ˈβaɾ/

Verb

louvar

1. Alternative form of loar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of louvar

infinitive		simple		louvar
		compound		infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund		simple		louvando
		compound		gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		louvado		louvados
		feminine		louvada		louvadas
present participle				louvante		louvantes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	louvo	louvas	louva	louvamos	louvades	louvan
	imperfect	louvava	louvavas	louvava	louvavamos, louvávamos	louvavades, louvávades	louvavan
	preterite	louvei	louvaste, louvasche, louvache	louvou	louvamos	louvastes	louvaron
	pluperfect	louvara	louvaras	louvara	louvaramos, louváramos	louvarades, louvárades	louvaran
	future	louvarei	louvarás	louvará	louvaremos	louvaredes	louvarán
	conditional	louvaria	louvarias	louvaria	louvariamos, louvaríamos	louvariades, louvaríades	louvarian
compound tenses	present perfect	present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	present imperfect	imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	past anterior	preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	louve	louves	louve	louvemos	louvedes	louven
	preterite	louvasse	louvasses	louvasse	louvássemos	louvássedes	louvassen
	future	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvaren
compound tenses	present perfect	present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood		—	tu	vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative		—	louva	louve	louvemos	louvade	—
negative		—	non louves	non louve	non louvemos	non louvedes	—
personal infinitive		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
		louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvaren
1 Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well. 2 teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

Descendants

• Galician: louvar
• Portuguese: louvar
• → Mirandese: lhoubar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese louvar, loar, from earlier louar, from Latin laudāre (“to praise”), from laus (“praise”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈva(ʁ)/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈva(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈva(ʁ)/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈva(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈva(ɾ)/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈva(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈva(ʁ)/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈva(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈva(ɻ)/ [lo(ʊ̯)ˈva(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈvaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lo(w)ˈvaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /lowˈbaɾ/ [lowˈβaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /loˈva.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: lou‧var

Verb

louvar (first-person singular present louvo, first-person singular preterite louvei, past participle louvado)

1. to praise

   Synonyms: elogiar, enaltecer, encomiar, loar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of louvar (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	louvar
Personal	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvarem
Gerund
	louvando
Past participle
Masculine	louvado			louvados
Feminine	louvada			louvadas
Indicative
Present	louvo	louvas	louva	louvamos	louvais	louvam
Imperfect	louvava	louvavas	louvava	louvávamos	louváveis	louvavam
Preterite	louvei	louvaste	louvou	louvamos1, louvámos2	louvastes	louvaram
Pluperfect	louvara	louvaras	louvara	louváramos	louváreis	louvaram
Future	louvarei	louvarás	louvará	louvaremos	louvareis	louvarão
Conditional	louvaria	louvarias	louvaria	louvaríamos	louvaríeis	louvariam
Subjunctive
Present	louve	louves	louve	louvemos	louveis	louvem
Imperfect	louvasse	louvasses	louvasse	louvássemos	louvásseis	louvassem
Future	louvar	louvares	louvar	louvarmos	louvardes	louvarem
Imperative
Affirmative		louva	louve	louvemos	louvai	louvem
Negative (não)		não louves	não louve	não louvemos	não louveis	não louvem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• laudo
• loa
• louvação
• louvado
• louvaminha
• louvaminhar
• louvor