corcovar

Portuguese

Etymology

From corcova (“curvature”) +‎ -ar. Alternatively, from Vulgar Latin *concurvāre, from con- + curvāre.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /koʁ.koˈva(ʁ)/ [koh.koˈva(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /koɾ.koˈva(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /koʁ.koˈva(ʁ)/ [koχ.koˈva(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA^(key): /koɻ.koˈva(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.kuˈvaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.kuˈbaɾ/ [kuɾ.kuˈβaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kuɾ.kuˈva.ɾi/

Verb

corcovar (first-person singular present corcovo, first-person singular preterite corcovei, past participle corcovado)

(transitive, pronominal) to bend
(intransitive) to buck (said of a horse)
(intransitive) to become a hunchback

Conjugation

Conjugation of corcovar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	corcovar
Personal	corcovar	corcovares	corcovar	corcovarmos	corcovardes	corcovarem
Gerund
	corcovando
Past participle
Masculine	corcovado			corcovados
Feminine	corcovada			corcovadas
Indicative
Present	corcovo	corcovas	corcova	corcovamos	corcovais	corcovam
Imperfect	corcovava	corcovavas	corcovava	corcovávamos	corcováveis	corcovavam
Preterite	corcovei	corcovaste	corcovou	corcovamos¹, corcovámos²	corcovastes	corcovaram
Pluperfect	corcovara	corcovaras	corcovara	corcováramos	corcováreis	corcovaram
Future	corcovarei	corcovarás	corcovará	corcovaremos	corcovareis	corcovarão
Conditional	corcovaria	corcovarias	corcovaria	corcovaríamos	corcovaríeis	corcovariam
Subjunctive
Present	corcove	corcoves	corcove	corcovemos	corcoveis	corcovem
Imperfect	corcovasse	corcovasses	corcovasse	corcovássemos	corcovásseis	corcovassem
Future	corcovar	corcovares	corcovar	corcovarmos	corcovardes	corcovarem
Imperative
Affirmative		corcova	corcove	corcovemos	corcovai	corcovem
Negative (não)		não corcoves	não corcove	não corcovemos	não corcoveis	não corcovem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

corcovo

Spanish

Etymology

From corcova (“curvature”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /koɾkoˈbaɾ/ [koɾ.koˈβ̞aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cor‧co‧var

Verb

corcovar (first-person singular present corcovo, first-person singular preterite corcové, past participle corcovado)

(transitive) to bend
Synonym: gibar

Conjugation

Conjugation of corcovar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			corcovar
gerund			corcovando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		corcovado		corcovada
		plural		corcovados		corcovadas
		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	corcovo	corcovas^{^tú} corcovás^{^vos}	corcova	corcovamos	corcováis	corcovan
	imperfect	corcovaba	corcovabas	corcovaba	corcovábamos	corcovabais	corcovaban
	preterite	corcové	corcovaste	corcovó	corcovamos	corcovasteis	corcovaron
	future	corcovaré	corcovarás	corcovará	corcovaremos	corcovaréis	corcovarán
	conditional	corcovaría	corcovarías	corcovaría	corcovaríamos	corcovaríais	corcovarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	corcove	corcoves^{^tú} corcovés^{^vos²}	corcove	corcovemos	corcovéis	corcoven
	imperfect (ra)	corcovara	corcovaras	corcovara	corcováramos	corcovarais	corcovaran
	imperfect (se)	corcovase	corcovases	corcovase	corcovásemos	corcovaseis	corcovasen
	future¹	corcovare	corcovares	corcovare	corcováremos	corcovareis	corcovaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		corcova^{^tú} corcová^{^vos}	corcove	corcovemos	corcovad	corcoven
	negative		no corcoves	no corcove	no corcovemos	no corcovéis	no corcoven

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of corcovar

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 corcovar	dative	corcovarme	corcovarte	corcovarle, corcovarse	corcovarnos	corcovaros	corcovarles, corcovarse
with infinitive corcovar	accusative	corcovarme	corcovarte	corcovarlo, corcovarla, corcovarse	corcovarnos	corcovaros	corcovarlos, corcovarlas, corcovarse

with gerund corcovando	dative	corcovándome	corcovándote	corcovándole, corcovándose	corcovándonos	corcovándoos	corcovándoles, corcovándose
with gerund corcovando	accusative	corcovándome	corcovándote	corcovándolo, corcovándola, corcovándose	corcovándonos	corcovándoos	corcovándolos, corcovándolas, corcovándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative corcova	dative	corcóvame	corcóvate	corcóvale	corcóvanos	not used	corcóvales
	accusative	corcóvame	corcóvate	corcóvalo, corcóvala	corcóvanos	not used	corcóvalos, corcóvalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative corcová	dative	corcovame	corcovate	corcovale	corcovanos	not used	corcovales
	accusative	corcovame	corcovate	corcovalo, corcovala	corcovanos	not used	corcovalos, corcovalas

with formal second-person singular imperative corcove	dative	corcóveme	not used	corcóvele, corcóvese	corcóvenos	not used	corcóveles
with formal second-person singular imperative corcove	accusative	corcóveme	not used	corcóvelo, corcóvela, corcóvese	corcóvenos	not used	corcóvelos, corcóvelas

with first-person plural imperative corcovemos	dative	not used	corcovémoste	corcovémosle	corcovémonos	corcovémoos	corcovémosles
with first-person plural imperative corcovemos	accusative	not used	corcovémoste	corcovémoslo, corcovémosla	corcovémonos	corcovémoos	corcovémoslos, corcovémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative corcovad	dative	corcovadme	not used	corcovadle	corcovadnos	corcovaos	corcovadles
with informal second-person plural imperative corcovad	accusative	corcovadme	not used	corcovadlo, corcovadla	corcovadnos	corcovaos	corcovadlos, corcovadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative corcoven	dative	corcóvenme	not used	corcóvenle	corcóvennos	not used	corcóvenles, corcóvense
with formal second-person plural imperative corcoven	accusative	corcóvenme	not used	corcóvenlo, corcóvenla	corcóvennos	not used	corcóvenlos, corcóvenlas, corcóvense

corcovar

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