confiscar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscāre (“to declare property of the fisc”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [kuɱ.fisˈka]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [koɱ.fisˈka]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [koɱ.fisˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
- Hyphenation: con‧fis‧car
- Homophone: confiscà (except Valencian)
Verb
confiscar (first-person singular present confisco, first-person singular preterite confisquí, past participle confiscat)
- to confiscate
Conjugation
Related terms
Further reading
- “confiscar”, 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
- “confiscar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
- “confiscar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “confiscar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Occitan
Etymology
From Latin confiscō, confiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Verb
confiscar
- (transitive) to confiscate
Conjugation
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | confiscar | aver confiscat | |||||
| gerund | confiscant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | confiscat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | confisqui | confiscas | confisca | confiscam | confiscatz | confiscan | |
| imperfect | confiscavi | confiscavas | confiscava | confiscàvem | confiscàvetz | confiscavan | |
| preterite | confisquèri | confisquères | confisquèt | confisquèrem | confisquèretz | confisquèron | |
| future | confiscarai | confiscaràs | confiscarà | confiscarem | confiscaretz | confiscaràn | |
| conditional | confiscariái | confiscariás | confiscariá | confiscariam | confiscariatz | confiscarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | confisquèra | confisquèras | confisquèra | confisqueram | confisqueratz | confisquèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | confisque | confisques | confisque | confisquem | confisquetz | confisquen | |
| imperfect | confisquèssi | confisquèsses | confisquèsse | confisquèssem | confisquèssetz | confisquèsson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| confisca | confisquem | confiscatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | confiscar | aver confiscat | |||||
| gerund | confiscant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | confiscat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | confisque | confisques | confisca | confiscam | confiscatz | confiscon | |
| imperfect | confiscave | confiscaves | confiscava | confiscaviam | confiscaviatz | confiscavon | |
| preterite | confisquere | confisqueres | confisquet | confisquem | confisquetz | confisqueron | |
| future | confiscarai | confiscaràs | confiscará | confiscarem | confiscaretz | confiscarán | |
| conditional | confiscariá | confiscariás | confiscariá | confiscariam | confiscariatz | confiscarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | confisquèra | confisquèras | confisquèra | confisqueram | confisqueratz | confisquèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | confisque | confisques | confisque | confiscassiam | confiscassiatz | confiscon | |
| imperfect | confisquesse | confisquesses | confisquesse | confisquessiam | confisquessiatz | confisquesson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| confisca | confiscassiam | confiscatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | confiscar | aver confiscat | |||||
| gerund | confiscant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | confiscat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | confisqui | confiscas | confisca | confiscam | confiscatz | confiscan | |
| imperfect | confiscavi | confiscavas | confiscava | confiscàvam | confiscàvatz | confiscavan | |
| preterite | confisquèi | confisquès | confisquè | confisquèm | confisquètz | confisquèn | |
| future | confiscarèi | confiscaràs | confiscarà | confiscaram | confiscaratz | confiscaràn | |
| conditional | confiscarí | confiscarés | confiscaré | confiscarem | confiscaretz | confiscarén | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | confisquèra | confisquèras | confisquèra | confisqueram | confisqueratz | confisquèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | confisqui | confisques | confisque | confisquem | confisquetz | confisquen | |
| imperfect | confisquèssi | confisquèsses | confisquèsse | confisquèssem | confisquèssetz | confisquèssen | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| confisca | confisquem | confiscatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | confiscar | aver confiscat | |||||
| gerund | confiscant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | confiscat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | confisque | confiscas | confisca | confiscam | confiscatz | confiscan | |
| imperfect | confiscava | confiscavas | confiscava | confiscàvam | confiscàvatz | confiscavan | |
| preterite | confisquei | confisqueras | confisquet | confisquèram | confisquèratz | confisqueran | |
| future | confiscarai | confiscaràs | confiscará | confiscarem | confiscaretz | confiscarán | |
| conditional | confiscariá | confiscariàs | confiscariá | confiscariam | confiscariatz | confiscarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | confisquèra | confisquèras | confisquèra | confisqueram | confisqueratz | confisquèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | confisque | confisques | confisque | confisquem | confisquetz | confisquen | |
| imperfect | confisquèsse | confisquèsses | confisquèsse | confisquèssem | confisquèssetz | confisquèssen | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| confisca | confisquem | confiscatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | confiscar | aver confiscat | |||||
| gerund | confiscant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | confiscat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | confisque | confisques | confisca | confiscam | confiscatz | confiscan | |
| imperfect | confiscavi | confiscavas | confiscava | confiscàvem | confiscàvetz | confiscavan | |
| preterite | confisquère | confisquères | confisquèt | confisqueriam | confisqueriatz | confisquèron | |
| future | confiscarai | confiscaràs | confiscarà | confiscarem | confiscaretz | confiscaràn | |
| conditional | confiscariáu | confiscariás | confiscariá | confiscariam | confiscariatz | confiscarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | confisquèra | confisquèras | confisquèra | confisqueram | confisqueratz | confisquèran | |
| compound tenses |
present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | ||||||
| subjunctive | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles | |
| present | confisque | confisques | confisque | confisquem | confisquetz | confiscan | |
| imperfect | confisquèsse | confisquèsses | confisquèsse | confisquessiam | confisquessiatz | confisquèsson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| confisca | confisquem | confiscatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Related terms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fisˈka(ʁ)/ [kõ.fisˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /kõ.fisˈka(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /kõ.fiʃˈka(ʁ)/ [kõ.fiʃˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.fisˈka(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.fiʃˈkaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.fiʃˈka.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: con‧fis‧car
Verb
confiscar (first-person singular present confisco, first-person singular preterite confisquei, past participle confiscado)
- (transitive) to confiscate (to take possession of by force)
- Synonym: reter
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “confiscar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cōnfiscāre (“declare property of the fisc”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /konfisˈkaɾ/ [kõɱ.fisˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: con‧fis‧car
Verb
confiscar (first-person singular present confisco, first-person singular preterite confisqué, past participle confiscado)
- to confiscate
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 confiscar | dative | confiscarme | confiscarte | confiscarle, confiscarse | confiscarnos | confiscaros | confiscarles, confiscarse |
| accusative | confiscarme | confiscarte | confiscarlo, confiscarla, confiscarse | confiscarnos | confiscaros | confiscarlos, confiscarlas, confiscarse | |
| with gerund confiscando | dative | confiscándome | confiscándote | confiscándole, confiscándose | confiscándonos | confiscándoos | confiscándoles, confiscándose |
| accusative | confiscándome | confiscándote | confiscándolo, confiscándola, confiscándose | confiscándonos | confiscándoos | confiscándolos, confiscándolas, confiscándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative confisca | dative | confíscame | confíscate | confíscale | confíscanos | not used | confíscales |
| accusative | confíscame | confíscate | confíscalo, confíscala | confíscanos | not used | confíscalos, confíscalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative confiscá | dative | confiscame | confiscate | confiscale | confiscanos | not used | confiscales |
| accusative | confiscame | confiscate | confiscalo, confiscala | confiscanos | not used | confiscalos, confiscalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative confisque | dative | confísqueme | not used | confísquele, confísquese | confísquenos | not used | confísqueles |
| accusative | confísqueme | not used | confísquelo, confísquela, confísquese | confísquenos | not used | confísquelos, confísquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative confisquemos | dative | not used | confisquémoste | confisquémosle | confisquémonos | confisquémoos | confisquémosles |
| accusative | not used | confisquémoste | confisquémoslo, confisquémosla | confisquémonos | confisquémoos | confisquémoslos, confisquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative confiscad | dative | confiscadme | not used | confiscadle | confiscadnos | confiscaos | confiscadles |
| accusative | confiscadme | not used | confiscadlo, confiscadla | confiscadnos | confiscaos | confiscadlos, confiscadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative confisquen | dative | confísquenme | not used | confísquenle | confísquennos | not used | confísquenles, confísquense |
| accusative | confísquenme | not used | confísquenlo, confísquenla | confísquennos | not used | confísquenlos, confísquenlas, confísquense | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “confiscar”, 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