condescender

English

Etymology

From condescend +‎ -er.

Noun

condescender (plural condescenders)

  1. One who condescends.
    • 2023, Eleanor Catton, Birnam Wood, page 34:
      It was almost a surprise to remember that he could be proud—that he was proud—of all that he had seen and done abroad, and to feel himself distinguished by the habituated worldliness that since his homecoming had seemed to mark him only as a deserter, a tiresome condescender, and an apostate — not just of his religion, but of his family, of his country, and even, in some impenetrable way, of himself.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin or Late Latin condēscendere, from Latin con- + dēscendō.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kondesθenˈdeɾ/ [kõn̪.d̪es.θẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /kondesenˈdeɾ/ [kõn̪.d̪e.sẽn̪ˈd̪eɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: con‧des‧cen‧der

Verb

condescender (first-person singular present condesciendo, first-person singular preterite condescendí, past participle condescendido)

  1. to comply; acquiesce

Conjugation

    Conjugation of condescender (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive condescender
gerund condescendiendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular condescendido condescendida
plural condescendidos condescendidas
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 condesciendo condesciendestú
condescendésvos 		condesciende condescendemos condescendéis condescienden
imperfect condescendía condescendías condescendía condescendíamos condescendíais condescendían
preterite condescendí condescendiste condescendió condescendimos condescendisteis condescendieron
future condescenderé condescenderás condescenderá condescenderemos condescenderéis condescenderán
conditional condescendería condescenderías condescendería condescenderíamos condescenderíais condescenderían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present condescienda condesciendastú
condescendásvos2 		condescienda condescendamos condescendáis condesciendan
imperfect
(ra) 		condescendiera condescendieras condescendiera condescendiéramos condescendierais condescendieran
imperfect
(se) 		condescendiese condescendieses condescendiese condescendiésemos condescendieseis condescendiesen
future1 condescendiere condescendieres condescendiere condescendiéremos condescendiereis condescendieren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative condesciendetú
condescendévos 		condescienda condescendamos condescended condesciendan
negative no condesciendas no condescienda no condescendamos no condescendáis no condesciendan

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

    Selected combined forms of condescender (e-ie alternation)

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 condescender dative condescenderme condescenderte condescenderle, condescenderse condescendernos condescenderos condescenderles, condescenderse
accusative condescenderme condescenderte condescenderlo, condescenderla, condescenderse condescendernos condescenderos condescenderlos, condescenderlas, condescenderse
with gerund condescendiendo dative condescendiéndome condescendiéndote condescendiéndole, condescendiéndose condescendiéndonos condescendiéndoos condescendiéndoles, condescendiéndose
accusative condescendiéndome condescendiéndote condescendiéndolo, condescendiéndola, condescendiéndose condescendiéndonos condescendiéndoos condescendiéndolos, condescendiéndolas, condescendiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative condesciende dative condesciéndeme condesciéndete condesciéndele condesciéndenos not used condesciéndeles
accusative condesciéndeme condesciéndete condesciéndelo, condesciéndela condesciéndenos not used condesciéndelos, condesciéndelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative condescendé dative condescendeme condescendete condescendele condescendenos not used condescendeles
accusative condescendeme condescendete condescendelo, condescendela condescendenos not used condescendelos, condescendelas
with formal second-person singular imperative condescienda dative condesciéndame not used condesciéndale, condesciéndase condesciéndanos not used condesciéndales
accusative condesciéndame not used condesciéndalo, condesciéndala, condesciéndase condesciéndanos not used condesciéndalos, condesciéndalas
with first-person plural imperative condescendamos dative not used condescendámoste condescendámosle condescendámonos condescendámoos condescendámosles
accusative not used condescendámoste condescendámoslo, condescendámosla condescendámonos condescendámoos condescendámoslos, condescendámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative condescended dative condescendedme not used condescendedle condescendednos condescendeos condescendedles
accusative condescendedme not used condescendedlo, condescendedla condescendednos condescendeos condescendedlos, condescendedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative condesciendan dative condesciéndanme not used condesciéndanle condesciéndannos not used condesciéndanles, condesciéndanse
accusative condesciéndanme not used condesciéndanlo, condesciéndanla condesciéndannos not used condesciéndanlos, condesciéndanlas, condesciéndanse

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