acomodar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin accommodāre.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ku.muˈða]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ko.moˈða]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.ko.moˈðaɾ]
Audio (Catalonia): (file) - Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
- Hyphenation: a‧co‧mo‧dar
Verb
acomodar (first-person singular present acomodo, first-person singular preterite acomodí, past participle acomodat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/(transitive)
- to accommodate
- to make comfortable
- to arrange
- Synonym: arranjar
- to suit (be appropriate for)
- Synonym: convenir
- (pronominal) to adapt (a to)
Conjugation
Derived terms
- acomodable
- acomodador
- acomodament
Related terms
- acomodació
- acomodat
- acomodatiu
- còmode
Further reading
- “acomodar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “acomodar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “acomodar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “acomodar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akomoˈdaɾ/ [ɑ.ko.moˈð̞aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Hyphenation: a‧co‧mo‧dar
Verb
acomodar (first-person singular present acomodo, first-person singular preterite acomodei, past participle acomodado)
- to accommodate
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Related terms
Further reading
- “acomodar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- accommodar (pre-reform spelling)
- accomodar (pre-reform spelling)
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin accommodāre, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“adapt, put in order”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ko.moˈda(ʁ)/ [a.ko.moˈda(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ko.moˈda(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ko.moˈda(ʁ)/ [a.ko.moˈda(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ko.moˈda(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ku.muˈdaɾ/ [ɐ.ku.muˈðaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.ku.muˈda.ɾi/ [ɐ.ku.muˈða.ɾi]
Verb
acomodar (first-person singular present acomodo, first-person singular preterite acomodei, past participle acomodado)
- (transitive) to accommodate
- (transitive) to make comfortable
- 1938, Graciliano Ramos, Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 89:
- A cadellinha chegou-se aos pulos, cheirou-o, lambeu-lhe as mãos e accommodou-se.
- The little dog trotted over, smelled him, licked his hands and made herself comfortable.
- (transitive) to settle, resolve (a dispute)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin accommodāre, the present active infinitive of accommodō, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) + commodō (“adapt, put in order”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /akomoˈdaɾ/ [a.ko.moˈð̞aɾ]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧co‧mo‧dar
Verb
acomodar (first-person singular present acomodo, first-person singular preterite acomodé, past participle acomodado)
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive acomodar | dative | acomodarme | acomodarte | acomodarle, acomodarse | acomodarnos | acomodaros | acomodarles, acomodarse |
| accusative | acomodarme | acomodarte | acomodarlo, acomodarla, acomodarse | acomodarnos | acomodaros | acomodarlos, acomodarlas, acomodarse | |
| with gerund acomodando | dative | acomodándome | acomodándote | acomodándole, acomodándose | acomodándonos | acomodándoos | acomodándoles, acomodándose |
| accusative | acomodándome | acomodándote | acomodándolo, acomodándola, acomodándose | acomodándonos | acomodándoos | acomodándolos, acomodándolas, acomodándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative acomoda | dative | acomódame | acomódate | acomódale | acomódanos | not used | acomódales |
| accusative | acomódame | acomódate | acomódalo, acomódala | acomódanos | not used | acomódalos, acomódalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative acomodá | dative | acomodame | acomodate | acomodale | acomodanos | not used | acomodales |
| accusative | acomodame | acomodate | acomodalo, acomodala | acomodanos | not used | acomodalos, acomodalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative acomode | dative | acomódeme | not used | acomódele, acomódese | acomódenos | not used | acomódeles |
| accusative | acomódeme | not used | acomódelo, acomódela, acomódese | acomódenos | not used | acomódelos, acomódelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative acomodemos | dative | not used | acomodémoste | acomodémosle | acomodémonos | acomodémoos | acomodémosles |
| accusative | not used | acomodémoste | acomodémoslo, acomodémosla | acomodémonos | acomodémoos | acomodémoslos, acomodémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative acomodad | dative | acomodadme | not used | acomodadle | acomodadnos | acomodaos | acomodadles |
| accusative | acomodadme | not used | acomodadlo, acomodadla | acomodadnos | acomodaos | acomodadlos, acomodadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative acomoden | dative | acomódenme | not used | acomódenle | acomódennos | not used | acomódenles, acomódense |
| accusative | acomódenme | not used | acomódenlo, acomódenla | acomódennos | not used | acomódenlos, acomódenlas, acomódense | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “acomodar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024