optar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin optāre (to choose).

Pronunciation

Verb

optar (first-person singular present opto, first-person singular preterite optí, past participle optat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

  1. to pick, choose, go for

Conjugation

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Adverb

optar (positive opt, superlative optast)

  1. oftener

Further reading

  • Zoëga, Geir T. (1910) “opt”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press; also available at the Internet Archive

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin optāre (to choose). Compare the inherited doublet outar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /opˈta(ʁ)/ [opˈta(h)], /o.piˈta(ʁ)/ [o.piˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /opˈta(ɾ)/, /o.piˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /opˈta(ʁ)/ [opˈta(χ)], /o.piˈta(ʁ)/ [o.piˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /opˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈptaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔˈpta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: op‧tar

Verb

optar (first-person singular present opto, first-person singular preterite optei, past participle optado)

  1. to opt; to choose; to pick
    Synonyms: decidir, escolher, selecionar

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin optāre (to choose).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /obˈtaɾ/ [oβ̞ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: op‧tar

Verb

optar (first-person singular present opto, first-person singular preterite opté, past participle optado)

  1. to opt

Conjugation

Further reading