piscar

See also: pișcar

Aromanian

Alternative forms

• piscaru

Etymology

From Latin piscārius. Compare Romanian pescar.

Noun

piscar m (plural piscari)

1. fisher, fisherman

Derived terms

• piscãroanji
• piscãrilji / piscãrilje
• piscãrescu

Related terms

• pescu, peashti
• piscuescu

Catalan

Etymology

Alteration of pescar (“to fish”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pisˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pisˈkaɾ]

Verb

piscar (first-person singular present pisco, first-person singular preterite pisquí, past participle piscat)

1. (transitive) to pick at (food)

   Synonym: pellucar

Conjugation

infinitive			piscar
gerund			piscant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		piscat		piscada
		plural		piscats		piscades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pisco	pisques	pisca	pisquem	pisqueu	pisquen
	imperfect	piscava	piscaves	piscava	piscàvem	piscàveu	piscaven
	future	piscaré	piscaràs	piscarà	piscarem	piscareu	piscaran
	preterite	pisquí	piscares	piscà	piscàrem	piscàreu	piscaren
	conditional	piscaria	piscaries	piscaria	piscaríem	piscaríeu	piscarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	pisqui	pisquis	pisqui	pisquem	pisqueu	pisquin
	imperfect	pisqués	pisquessis	pisqués	pisquéssim	pisquéssiu	pisquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	pisca	pisqui	pisquem	pisqueu	pisquin
	negative (no)	—	no pisquis	no pisqui	no pisquem	no pisqueu	no pisquin

    Conjugation of piscar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

Further reading

• “piscar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from *pVsk- / *bVsk-. Compare Spanish bizco.^[1]

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pisˈkaɾ/

Verb

piscar (first-person singular present pisco, first-person singular preterite pisquei, past participle piscado)

1. to blink (to close and reopen one or both eyes quickly)

   Synonym: chiscar

Conjugation

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	piscar
Personal	piscar	piscares	piscar	piscarmos	piscardes	piscaren
Gerund
	piscando
Past participle
Masculine	piscado			piscados
Feminine	piscada			piscadas
Indicative
Present	pisco	piscas	pisca	piscamos	piscades	piscan
Imperfect	piscaba	piscabas	piscaba	piscabamos	piscabades	piscaban
Preterite	pisquei	piscaches	piscou	piscamos	piscastes	piscaron
Pluperfect	piscara	piscaras	piscara	piscaramos	piscarades	piscaran
Future	piscarei	piscarás	piscará	piscaremos	piscaredes	piscarán
Conditional	piscaría	piscarías	piscaría	piscariamos	piscariades	piscarían
Subjunctive
Present	pisque	pisques	pisque	pisquemos	pisquedes	pisquen
Imperfect	piscase	piscases	piscase	piscásemos	piscásedes	piscasen
Future	piscar	piscares	piscar	piscarmos	piscardes	piscaren
Imperative
Affirmative		pisca	pisque	pisquemos	piscade	pisquen
Negative (non)		non pisques	non pisque	non pisquemos	non pisquedes	non pisquen

    Conjugation of piscar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	piscar
Personal	piscar	piscares	piscar	piscarmos	piscardes	piscarem
Gerund
	piscando
Past participle
Masculine	piscado			piscados
Feminine	piscada			piscadas
Indicative
Present	pisco	piscas	pisca	piscamos	piscades, piscais	piscam
Imperfect	piscava	piscavas	piscava	piscávamos	piscávades, piscáveis, piscávais1	piscavam
Preterite	pisquei	piscaste, piscache1	piscou	piscamos	piscastes	piscárom, piscaram
Pluperfect	piscara	piscaras	piscara	piscáramos	piscárades, piscáreis, piscárais1	piscaram
Future	piscarei	piscarás	piscará	piscaremos	piscaredes, piscareis	piscarám, piscarão
Conditional	piscaria	piscarias	piscaria	piscaríamos	piscaríades, piscaríeis, piscaríais1	piscariam
Subjunctive
Present	pisque	pisques	pisque	pisquemos	pisquedes, pisqueis	pisquem
Imperfect	piscasse	piscasses	piscasse	piscássemos	piscássedes, piscásseis	piscassem
Future	piscar	piscares	piscar	piscarmos	piscardes	piscarem
Imperative
Affirmative		pisca	pisque	pisquemos	piscade, piscai	pisquem
Negative (nom)		nom pisques	nom pisque	nom pisquemos	nom pisquedes, nom pisqueis	nom pisquem

    Reintegrated conjugation of piscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• pisco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “piscar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “piscar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “piscar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “piscar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “bizco”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pisˈka(ʁ)/ [pisˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pisˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /piʃˈka(ʁ)/ [piʃˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pisˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piʃˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /piʃˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /piʃˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: pis‧car

Verb

piscar (first-person singular present pisco, first-person singular preterite pisquei, past participle piscado)

1. to blink (to close and reopen both eyes quickly)
2. to wink (To blink with only one eye as a message, signal, or suggestion)
3. to flash (To (cause to) shine intermittently)

Conjugation

	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	piscar
Personal	piscar	piscares	piscar	piscarmos	piscardes	piscarem
Gerund
	piscando
Past participle
Masculine	piscado			piscados
Feminine	piscada			piscadas
Indicative
Present	pisco	piscas	pisca	piscamos	piscais	piscam
Imperfect	piscava	piscavas	piscava	piscávamos	piscáveis	piscavam
Preterite	pisquei	piscaste	piscou	piscamos1, piscámos2	piscastes	piscaram
Pluperfect	piscara	piscaras	piscara	piscáramos	piscáreis	piscaram
Future	piscarei	piscarás	piscará	piscaremos	piscareis	piscarão
Conditional	piscaria	piscarias	piscaria	piscaríamos	piscaríeis	piscariam
Subjunctive
Present	pisque	pisques	pisque	pisquemos	pisqueis	pisquem
Imperfect	piscasse	piscasses	piscasse	piscássemos	piscásseis	piscassem
Future	piscar	piscares	piscar	piscarmos	piscardes	piscarem
Imperative
Affirmative		pisca	pisque	pisquemos	piscai	pisquem
Negative (não)		não pisques	não pisque	não pisquemos	não pisqueis	não pisquem

    Conjugation of piscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• num piscar de olhos (“in the blink of an eye”)

Descendants

• Hunsrik: piskeere

Further reading

• “piscar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “piscar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

Romanian

Etymology

From pisc +‎ -ar.

Noun

piscar m (plural piscari)

1. eel

Declension

Declension of piscar

	singular			plural
	indefinite	definite		indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	piscar	piscarul		piscari	piscarii
genitive-dative	piscar	piscarului		piscari	piscarilor
vocative	piscarule			piscarilor