desollar

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish desfollar, from Vulgar Latin *exfollāre, from Latin follis (“bellows (device), leather bag”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desoˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.soˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /desoˈʎaɾ/ [d̪e.soˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /desoˈʃaɾ/ [d̪e.soˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /desoˈʒaɾ/ [d̪e.soˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: de‧so‧llar

Verb

desollar (first-person singular present desuello, first-person singular preterite desollé, past participle desollado)

(transitive) to flay (strip skin off, lash)
Synonym: (Asturias) esfollar

Conjugation

Conjugation of desollar (o-ue alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			desollar
gerund			desollando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desollado		desollada
		plural		desollados		desolladas
		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	desuello	desuellas^{^tú} desollás^{^vos}	desuella	desollamos	desolláis	desuellan
	imperfect	desollaba	desollabas	desollaba	desollábamos	desollabais	desollaban
	preterite	desollé	desollaste	desolló	desollamos	desollasteis	desollaron
	future	desollaré	desollarás	desollará	desollaremos	desollaréis	desollarán
	conditional	desollaría	desollarías	desollaría	desollaríamos	desollaríais	desollarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desuelle	desuelles^{^tú} desollés^{^vos²}	desuelle	desollemos	desolléis	desuellen
	imperfect (ra)	desollara	desollaras	desollara	desolláramos	desollarais	desollaran
	imperfect (se)	desollase	desollases	desollase	desollásemos	desollaseis	desollasen
	future¹	desollare	desollares	desollare	desolláremos	desollareis	desollaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desuella^{^tú} desollá^{^vos}	desuelle	desollemos	desollad	desuellen
	negative		no desuelles	no desuelle	no desollemos	no desolléis	no desuellen

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

Selected combined forms of desollar (o-ue 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 desollar	dative	desollarme	desollarte	desollarle, desollarse	desollarnos	desollaros	desollarles, desollarse
with infinitive desollar	accusative	desollarme	desollarte	desollarlo, desollarla, desollarse	desollarnos	desollaros	desollarlos, desollarlas, desollarse

with gerund desollando	dative	desollándome	desollándote	desollándole, desollándose	desollándonos	desollándoos	desollándoles, desollándose
with gerund desollando	accusative	desollándome	desollándote	desollándolo, desollándola, desollándose	desollándonos	desollándoos	desollándolos, desollándolas, desollándose

with informal second-person singular tú imperative desuella	dative	desuéllame	desuéllate	desuéllale	desuéllanos	not used	desuéllales
with informal second-person singular tú imperative desuella	accusative	desuéllame	desuéllate	desuéllalo, desuéllala	desuéllanos	not used	desuéllalos, desuéllalas

with informal second-person singular vos imperative desollá	dative	desollame	desollate	desollale	desollanos	not used	desollales
	accusative	desollame	desollate	desollalo, desollala	desollanos	not used	desollalos, desollalas

with formal second-person singular imperative desuelle	dative	desuélleme	not used	desuéllele, desuéllese	desuéllenos	not used	desuélleles
with formal second-person singular imperative desuelle	accusative	desuélleme	not used	desuéllelo, desuéllela, desuéllese	desuéllenos	not used	desuéllelos, desuéllelas

with first-person plural imperative desollemos	dative	not used	desollémoste	desollémosle	desollémonos	desollémoos	desollémosles
with first-person plural imperative desollemos	accusative	not used	desollémoste	desollémoslo, desollémosla	desollémonos	desollémoos	desollémoslos, desollémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative desollad	dative	desolladme	not used	desolladle	desolladnos	desollaos	desolladles
with informal second-person plural imperative desollad	accusative	desolladme	not used	desolladlo, desolladla	desolladnos	desollaos	desolladlos, desolladlas

with formal second-person plural imperative desuellen	dative	desuéllenme	not used	desuéllenle	desuéllennos	not used	desuéllenles, desuéllense
with formal second-person plural imperative desuellen	accusative	desuéllenme	not used	desuéllenlo, desuéllenla	desuéllennos	not used	desuéllenlos, desuéllenlas, desuéllense

Derived terms

desolladero
desollado
desollador
desolladura
desollamiento

References

Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “desollar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 473