ronronar

Portuguese

Etymology

From ronrom +‎ -ar. Compare Spanish ronronear, and French ronronner.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁõ.ʁoˈna(ʁ)/ [hõ.hoˈna(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁõ.ʁoˈna(ɾ)/ [hõ.hoˈna(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁõ.ʁoˈna(ʁ)/ [χõ.χoˈna(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁõ.ʁoˈna(ɻ)/ [hõ.hoˈna(ɻ)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁõ.ʁuˈnaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁõ.ʁuˈna.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: ron‧ro‧nar

Verb

ronronar (first-person singular present ronrono, first-person singular preterite ronronei, past participle ronronado)

  1. to purr (of a cat, to make a vibrating sound in its throat)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of ronronar (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 ronronar
Personal ronronar ronronares ronronar ronronarmos ronronardes ronronarem
Gerund
ronronando
Past participle
Masculine ronronado ronronados
Feminine ronronada ronronadas
Indicative
Present ronrono ronronas ronrona ronronamos ronronais ronronam
Imperfect ronronava ronronavas ronronava ronronávamos ronronáveis ronronavam
Preterite ronronei ronronaste ronronou ronronamos1, ronronámos2 ronronastes ronronaram
Pluperfect ronronara ronronaras ronronara ronronáramos ronronáreis ronronaram
Future ronronarei ronronarás ronronará ronronaremos ronronareis ronronarão
Conditional ronronaria ronronarias ronronaria ronronaríamos ronronaríeis ronronariam
Subjunctive
Present ronrone ronrones ronrone ronronemos ronroneis ronronem
Imperfect ronronasse ronronasses ronronasse ronronássemos ronronásseis ronronassem
Future ronronar ronronares ronronar ronronarmos ronronardes ronronarem
Imperative
Affirmative ronrona ronrone ronronemos ronronai ronronem
Negative (não) não ronrones não ronrone não ronronemos não ronroneis não ronronem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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