macular

English

Etymology

From macula or macule +‎ -ar.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈmækjəlɚ/
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Adjective

macular (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) Relating to the macula, the area of the retina responsible for detailed central vision
  2. Having macules; spotted

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “macular, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin maculāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

macular (first-person singular present maculo, first-person singular preterite maculí, past participle maculat)

  1. (transitive) to stain
    Synonym: tacar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of macular (first conjugation)
infinitive macular
gerund maculant
past participle masculine feminine
singular maculat maculada
plural maculats maculades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present maculo macules macula maculem maculeu maculen
imperfect maculava maculaves maculava maculàvem maculàveu maculaven
future macularé macularàs macularà macularem maculareu macularan
preterite maculí maculares maculà maculàrem maculàreu macularen
conditional macularia macularies macularia macularíem macularíeu macularien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present maculi maculis maculi maculem maculeu maculin
imperfect maculés maculessis maculés maculéssim maculéssiu maculessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — macula maculi maculem maculeu maculin
negative (no) — no maculis no maculi no maculem no maculeu no maculin

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology 1

From Latin maculāre. Doublet of manchar and magoar.

Verb

macular (first-person singular present maculo, first-person singular preterite maculei, past participle maculado)

  1. (transitive) to taint (to contaminate or corrupt something with an external agent, either physically or morally)
    Synonyms: contaminar, corromper, infectar
Conjugation
    Conjugation of macular (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 macular
Personal macular maculares macular macularmos maculardes macularem
Gerund
maculando
Past participle
Masculine maculado maculados
Feminine maculada maculadas
Indicative
Present maculo maculas macula maculamos maculais maculam
Imperfect maculava maculavas maculava maculávamos maculáveis maculavam
Preterite maculei maculaste maculou maculamos1, maculámos2 maculastes macularam
Pluperfect maculara macularas maculara maculáramos maculáreis macularam
Future macularei macularás maculará macularemos maculareis macularão
Conditional macularia macularias macularia macularíamos macularíeis maculariam
Subjunctive
Present macule macules macule maculemos maculeis maculem
Imperfect maculasse maculasses maculasse maculássemos maculásseis maculassem
Future macular maculares macular macularmos maculardes macularem
Imperative
Affirmative macula macule maculemos maculai maculem
Negative (não) não macules não macule não maculemos não maculeis não maculem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Etymology 2

From mácula +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.kuˈlaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɐ.kuˈla.ɾi/

Adjective

macular m or f (plural maculares)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) macular (pertaining to the macula)

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /makuˈlaɾ/ [ma.kuˈlaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ma‧cu‧lar

Etymology 1

From Latin maculāre.

Adjective

macular m or f (masculine and feminine plural maculares)

  1. stained, tainted

Verb

macular (first-person singular present maculo, first-person singular preterite maculé, past participle maculado)

  1. (transitive) to stain
Conjugation
    Conjugation of macular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive macular
gerund maculando
past participle masculine feminine
singular maculado maculada
plural maculados maculadas
singular plural
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 maculo maculastú
maculásvos 		macula maculamos maculáis maculan
imperfect maculaba maculabas maculaba maculábamos maculabais maculaban
preterite maculé maculaste maculó maculamos maculasteis macularon
future macularé macularás maculará macularemos macularéis macularán
conditional macularía macularías macularía macularíamos macularíais macularían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present macule maculestú
maculésvos2 		macule maculemos maculéis maculen
imperfect
(ra) 		maculara macularas maculara maculáramos macularais macularan
imperfect
(se) 		maculase maculases maculase maculásemos maculaseis maculasen
future1 maculare maculares maculare maculáremos maculareis macularen
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative maculatú
maculávos 		macule maculemos maculad maculen
negative no macules no macule no maculemos no maculéis no maculen

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

    Selected combined forms of macular

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 macular dative macularme macularte macularle, macularse macularnos macularos macularles, macularse
accusative macularme macularte macularlo, macularla, macularse macularnos macularos macularlos, macularlas, macularse
with gerund maculando dative maculándome maculándote maculándole, maculándose maculándonos maculándoos maculándoles, maculándose
accusative maculándome maculándote maculándolo, maculándola, maculándose maculándonos maculándoos maculándolos, maculándolas, maculándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative macula dative macúlame macúlate macúlale macúlanos not used macúlales
accusative macúlame macúlate macúlalo, macúlala macúlanos not used macúlalos, macúlalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative maculá dative maculame maculate maculale maculanos not used maculales
accusative maculame maculate maculalo, maculala maculanos not used maculalos, maculalas
with formal second-person singular imperative macule dative macúleme not used macúlele, macúlese macúlenos not used macúleles
accusative macúleme not used macúlelo, macúlela, macúlese macúlenos not used macúlelos, macúlelas
with first-person plural imperative maculemos dative not used maculémoste maculémosle maculémonos maculémoos maculémosles
accusative not used maculémoste maculémoslo, maculémosla maculémonos maculémoos maculémoslos, maculémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative maculad dative maculadme not used maculadle maculadnos maculaos maculadles
accusative maculadme not used maculadlo, maculadla maculadnos maculaos maculadlos, maculadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative maculen dative macúlenme not used macúlenle macúlennos not used macúlenles, macúlense
accusative macúlenme not used macúlenlo, macúlenla macúlennos not used macúlenlos, macúlenlas, macúlense

Etymology 2

From mácula +‎ -ar.

Adjective

macular m or f (masculine and feminine plural maculares)

  1. (anatomy, medicine) macular (relating to the macula)

Further reading

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