comandar

comandar

Catalan

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre. The /nd/ may point to a borrowing from Occitan. Doublet of comanar, the regular inherited form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [ku.mənˈda]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [ko.mənˈda]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [ko.manˈdaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

comandar (first-person singular present comando, first-person singular preterite comandí, past participle comandat)

  1. to command

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from French commander,[1][2] from Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre. Doublet of encomendar.

    Pronunciation

     
    • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.mɐ̃ˈda(ʁ)/ [ko.mɐ̃ˈda(h)]
     
    • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.mɐ̃ˈdaɾ/
      • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ku.mɐ̃ˈda.ɾi/

    Verb

    comandar (first-person singular present comando, first-person singular preterite comandei, past participle comandado)

    1. (transitive with a subordinate clause) to command; to order (to give a direct order)
      Synonyms: mandar, ordenar
      O general comandou que suas tropas exterminassem os civis.The general commanded his troops to exterminate the civilians.
    2. (transitive) to command; to lead; to head; to lead (to be in charge of)
      Synonym: dirigir
      O rei comanda seu reino com excelência.The king commands his kingdom with excellence.
      João comandava um batalhão da aeronática.John used to command an airforce batallion.

    Conjugation

    References

    1. ^ comandar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
    2. ^ comandar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

    Further reading

    Spanish

    Etymology

      Borrowed from Italian comandare,[1] from Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre. Doublet of encomendar.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /komanˈdaɾ/ [ko.mãn̪ˈd̪aɾ]
      • Rhymes: -aɾ
      • Syllabification: co‧man‧dar

      Verb

      comandar (first-person singular present comando, first-person singular preterite comandé, past participle comandado)

      1. to lead

      Conjugation

      Derived terms

      References

      1. ^ comandar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

      Further reading

      Venetan

      Etymology

      From Latin commandāre, variant of commendāre.

      Verb

      comandar

      1. (transitive) to command, order
      2. (transitive) to control, operate

      Conjugation

      * Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

      See also