polsar
Catalan
Etymology
From Latin pulsāre. In the sense of "take a pinch of", influenced by pols (“dust”).
Pronunciation
Verb
polsar (first-person singular present polso, first-person singular preterite polsí, past participle polsat)
- (transitive, medicine) to take the pulse of
- (transitive) to press, to squeeze
- Synonym: pitjar
- (intransitive) (pulse) to beat
- Synonym: batre
- (transitive, music) to play (an instrument); to strum (strings), to tickle (keys)
- Synonym: tocar
- (transitive) to take a pinch of
Conjugation
Conjugation of polsar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | polsar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | polsant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | polsat | polsada | |||||
| plural | polsats | polsades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | polso | polses | polsa | polsem | polseu | polsen | |
| imperfect | polsava | polsaves | polsava | polsàvem | polsàveu | polsaven | |
| future | polsaré | polsaràs | polsarà | polsarem | polsareu | polsaran | |
| preterite | polsí | polsares | polsà | polsàrem | polsàreu | polsaren | |
| conditional | polsaria | polsaries | polsaria | polsaríem | polsaríeu | polsarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | polsi | polsis | polsi | polsem | polseu | polsin | |
| imperfect | polsés | polsessis | polsés | polséssim | polséssiu | polsessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | polsa | polsi | polsem | polseu | polsin | |
| negative (no) | — | no polsis | no polsi | no polsem | no polseu | no polsin | |
Derived terms
- polsada
- polsador
- polsament
Further reading
- “polsar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Occitan
Etymology
Verb
polsar
- to breathe
Conjugation
Lengadocian (Central Occitan)
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | polsar | aver polsat | |||||
| gerund | polsant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | polsat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | polsi | polsas | polsa | polsam | polsatz | polsan | |
| imperfect | polsavi | polsavas | polsava | polsàvem | polsàvetz | polsavan | |
| preterite | polsèri | polsères | polsèt | polsèrem | polsèretz | polsèron | |
| future | polsarai | polsaràs | polsarà | polsarem | polsaretz | polsaràn | |
| conditional | polsariái | polsariás | polsariá | polsariam | polsariatz | polsarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | polsèra | polsèras | polsèra | polseram | polseratz | polsèran | |
| 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 | polse | polses | polse | polsem | polsetz | polsen | |
| imperfect | polsèssi | polsèsses | polsèsse | polsèssem | polsèssetz | polsèsson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| polsa | polsem | polsatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Auvernhàs
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | polsar | aver polsat | |||||
| gerund | polsant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | polsat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | polse | polses | polsa | polsam | polsatz | polson | |
| imperfect | polsave | polsaves | polsava | polsaviam | polsaviatz | polsavon | |
| preterite | polsere | polseres | polset | polsem | polsetz | polseron | |
| future | polsarai | polsaràs | polsará | polsarem | polsaretz | polsarán | |
| conditional | polsariá | polsariás | polsariá | polsariam | polsariatz | polsarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | polsèra | polsèras | polsèra | polseram | polseratz | polsèran | |
| 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 | polse | polses | polse | polsassiam | polsassiatz | polson | |
| imperfect | polsesse | polsesses | polsesse | polsessiam | polsessiatz | polsesson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| polsa | polsassiam | polsatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Gascon
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | polsar | aver polsat | |||||
| gerund | polsant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | polsat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | polsi | polsas | polsa | polsam | polsatz | polsan | |
| imperfect | polsavi | polsavas | polsava | polsàvam | polsàvatz | polsavan | |
| preterite | polsèi | polsès | polsè | polsèm | polsètz | polsèn | |
| future | polsarèi | polsaràs | polsarà | polsaram | polsaratz | polsaràn | |
| conditional | polsarí | polsarés | polsaré | polsarem | polsaretz | polsarén | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | polsèra | polsèras | polsèra | polseram | polseratz | polsèran | |
| 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 | polsi | polses | polse | polsem | polsetz | polsen | |
| imperfect | polsèssi | polsèsses | polsèsse | polsèssem | polsèssetz | polsèssen | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| polsa | polsem | polsatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Lemosin
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | polsar | aver polsat | |||||
| gerund | polsant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | polsat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | polse | polsas | polsa | polsam | polsatz | polsan | |
| imperfect | polsava | polsavas | polsava | polsàvam | polsàvatz | polsavan | |
| preterite | polsei | polseras | polset | polsèram | polsèratz | polseran | |
| future | polsarai | polsaràs | polsará | polsarem | polsaretz | polsarán | |
| conditional | polsariá | polsariàs | polsariá | polsariam | polsariatz | polsarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | polsèra | polsèras | polsèra | polseram | polseratz | polsèran | |
| 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 | polse | polses | polse | polsem | polsetz | polsen | |
| imperfect | polsèsse | polsèsses | polsèsse | polsèssem | polsèssetz | polsèssen | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| polsa | polsem | polsatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||
Provençau
| simple | compound | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | polsar | aver polsat | |||||
| gerund | polsant | use gerund of aver + past participle | |||||
| past participle | polsat | — | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles | |
| present | polse | polses | polsa | polsam | polsatz | polsan | |
| imperfect | polsavi | polsavas | polsava | polsàvem | polsàvetz | polsavan | |
| preterite | polsère | polsères | polsèt | polseriam | polseriatz | polsèron | |
| future | polsarai | polsaràs | polsarà | polsarem | polsaretz | polsaràn | |
| conditional | polsariáu | polsariás | polsariá | polsariam | polsariatz | polsarián | |
| conditional 2nd form1 | polsèra | polsèras | polsèra | polseram | polseratz | polsèran | |
| 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 | polse | polses | polse | polsem | polsetz | polsan | |
| imperfect | polsèsse | polsèsses | polsèsse | polsessiam | polsessiatz | polsèsson | |
| compound tenses |
past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | |||||
| pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | ||||||
| imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — | |
| polsa | polsem | polsatz | 1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects | ||||