cascar
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *quassicāre, frequentative from Latin quassāre (“strike”).
Pronunciation
Verb
cascar (first-person singular present casco, first-person singular preterite casquí, past participle cascat)
Conjugation
| infinitive | cascar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | cascant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | cascat | cascada | |||||
| plural | cascats | cascades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | casco | casques | casca | casquem | casqueu | casquen | |
| imperfect | cascava | cascaves | cascava | cascàvem | cascàveu | cascaven | |
| future | cascaré | cascaràs | cascarà | cascarem | cascareu | cascaran | |
| preterite | casquí | cascares | cascà | cascàrem | cascàreu | cascaren | |
| conditional | cascaria | cascaries | cascaria | cascaríem | cascaríeu | cascarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | casqui | casquis | casqui | casquem | casqueu | casquin | |
| imperfect | casqués | casquessis | casqués | casquéssim | casquéssiu | casquessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | casca | casqui | casquem | casqueu | casquin | |
| negative (no) | — | no casquis | no casqui | no casquem | no casqueu | no casquin | |
Derived terms
- cascar-se-la
Further reading
- “cascar”, 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
- “cascar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “cascar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “cascar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Galician
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *quassicāre, frequentative from Latin quassāre (“strike”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈkaɾ/
Verb
cascar (first-person singular present casco, first-person singular preterite casquei, past participle cascado)
- to crack, to shell, to peel
- to hit; to blow
- (vulgar) to wank, to masturbate
- Déixame estar, ho! Vai cascala! ― Leave me alone! Go wank yourself!
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cascar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “cascar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cascar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “cascar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cascar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *quassicāre, frequentative from Latin quassāre (“strike”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kasˈka(ʁ)/ [kasˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kasˈka(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kaʃˈka(ʁ)/ [kaʃˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kasˈka(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃˈkaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kɐʃˈka.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: cas‧car
Verb
cascar (first-person singular present casco, first-person singular preterite casquei, past participle cascado)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *quassicāre, frequentative from Latin quassāre (“strike”). More-or-less a doublet of quejar. Cf. also English quash.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kasˈkaɾ/ [kasˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cas‧car
Verb
cascar (first-person singular present casco, first-person singular preterite casqué, past participle cascado)
- to crack, to split
- (informal) to hit
- Synonym: golpear
- (informal) to wank
- (Southern Spain, Andalusia) (informal) to chatter
- (informal) (reflexive) (dysphemistic) to snuff it (die)
- Synonym: palmar
- (informal) to slap (a fine on someone)
Conjugation
| infinitive | cascar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | cascando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | cascado | cascada | |||||
| plural | cascados | cascadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 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 | casco | cascastú cascásvos |
casca | cascamos | cascáis | cascan | |
| imperfect | cascaba | cascabas | cascaba | cascábamos | cascabais | cascaban | |
| preterite | casqué | cascaste | cascó | cascamos | cascasteis | cascaron | |
| future | cascaré | cascarás | cascará | cascaremos | cascaréis | cascarán | |
| conditional | cascaría | cascarías | cascaría | cascaríamos | cascaríais | cascarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | casque | casquestú casquésvos2 |
casque | casquemos | casquéis | casquen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
cascara | cascaras | cascara | cascáramos | cascarais | cascaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
cascase | cascases | cascase | cascásemos | cascaseis | cascasen | |
| future1 | cascare | cascares | cascare | cascáremos | cascareis | cascaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | cascatú cascávos |
casque | casquemos | cascad | casquen | ||
| negative | no casques | no casque | no casquemos | no casquéis | no casquen | ||
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 cascar | dative | cascarme | cascarte | cascarle, cascarse | cascarnos | cascaros | cascarles, cascarse |
| accusative | cascarme | cascarte | cascarlo, cascarla, cascarse | cascarnos | cascaros | cascarlos, cascarlas, cascarse | |
| with gerund cascando | dative | cascándome | cascándote | cascándole, cascándose | cascándonos | cascándoos | cascándoles, cascándose |
| accusative | cascándome | cascándote | cascándolo, cascándola, cascándose | cascándonos | cascándoos | cascándolos, cascándolas, cascándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative casca | dative | cáscame | cáscate | cáscale | cáscanos | not used | cáscales |
| accusative | cáscame | cáscate | cáscalo, cáscala | cáscanos | not used | cáscalos, cáscalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative cascá | dative | cascame | cascate | cascale | cascanos | not used | cascales |
| accusative | cascame | cascate | cascalo, cascala | cascanos | not used | cascalos, cascalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative casque | dative | cásqueme | not used | cásquele, cásquese | cásquenos | not used | cásqueles |
| accusative | cásqueme | not used | cásquelo, cásquela, cásquese | cásquenos | not used | cásquelos, cásquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative casquemos | dative | not used | casquémoste | casquémosle | casquémonos | casquémoos | casquémosles |
| accusative | not used | casquémoste | casquémoslo, casquémosla | casquémonos | casquémoos | casquémoslos, casquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative cascad | dative | cascadme | not used | cascadle | cascadnos | cascaos | cascadles |
| accusative | cascadme | not used | cascadlo, cascadla | cascadnos | cascaos | cascadlos, cascadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative casquen | dative | cásquenme | not used | cásquenle | cásquennos | not used | cásquenles, cásquense |
| accusative | cásquenme | not used | cásquenlo, cásquenla | cásquennos | not used | cásquenlos, cásquenlas, cásquense | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “cascar”, 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
Venetan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *cāsicāre, derived from Latin cadere. Compare Italian cascare.
Verb
cascar
- to fall
Conjugation
* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
| infinitive | cascar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary verb | aver | gerund | cascando | |||
| past participle | cascà | |||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| present | casco | (te) caschi | (el/ła) casca | caschémo, cascòn | casché | (i/łe) casca |
| imperfect | cascava | (te) cascavi | (el/ła) cascava | cascàvimo | cascavi | (i/łe) cascava |
| future | cascarò | (te) cascarè | (el/ła) cascarà | cascarémo | cascarè | (i/łe) cascarà |
| conditional | cascarìa | (te) cascarisi | (el/ła) cascarìa | cascarìsimo | cascarisi | (i/łe) cascarìa |
| subjunctive | che mi | che ti | che eło / eła | che noialtri / noialtre | che voialtri / voialtre | che łuri / łore |
| present | casche, casca | (te) caschi | (el/ła) casche, (el/ła) casca | caschémo, cascone | casché | (i/łe) casche, (i/łe) casca |
| imperfect | cascase | (te) cascasi | (el/ła) cascase | cascàsimo | cascasi | (i/łe) cascase |
| imperative | — | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| — | (te) casca | (el/ła) casca, (el/ła) casche | caschémo | casché | (i/łe) casca, (i/łe) casche | |
See also
- caièr