desternillar

Spanish

Etymology

From des- +‎ ternilla +‎ -ar. Related to English tender.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /desteɾniˈʝaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʝaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, most of Spain and Latin America)
IPA^(key): /desteɾniˈʎaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /desteɾniˈʃaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /desteɾniˈʒaɾ/ [d̪es.t̪eɾ.niˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: des‧ter‧ni‧llar

Verb

desternillar (first-person singular present desternillo, first-person singular preterite desternillé, past participle desternillado)

(transitive) to crack up (make laugh)
(reflexive) to crack up, laugh one's head off

Conjugation

Conjugation of desternillar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			desternillar
gerund			desternillando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		desternillado		desternillada
		plural		desternillados		desternilladas
		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	desternillo	desternillas^{^tú} desternillás^{^vos}	desternilla	desternillamos	desternilláis	desternillan
	imperfect	desternillaba	desternillabas	desternillaba	desternillábamos	desternillabais	desternillaban
	preterite	desternillé	desternillaste	desternilló	desternillamos	desternillasteis	desternillaron
	future	desternillaré	desternillarás	desternillará	desternillaremos	desternillaréis	desternillarán
	conditional	desternillaría	desternillarías	desternillaría	desternillaríamos	desternillaríais	desternillarían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	desternille	desternilles^{^tú} desternillés^{^vos²}	desternille	desternillemos	desternilléis	desternillen
	imperfect (ra)	desternillara	desternillaras	desternillara	desternilláramos	desternillarais	desternillaran
	imperfect (se)	desternillase	desternillases	desternillase	desternillásemos	desternillaseis	desternillasen
	future¹	desternillare	desternillares	desternillare	desternilláremos	desternillareis	desternillaren

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		desternilla^{^tú} desternillá^{^vos}	desternille	desternillemos	desternillad	desternillen
	negative		no desternilles	no desternille	no desternillemos	no desternilléis	no desternillen

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