chapuzar
Spanish
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *subputeāre, a verb formed on Latin sub (“under”) + puteus (“well, pit, dungeon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /t͡ʃapuˈθaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.puˈθaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /t͡ʃapuˈsaɾ/ [t͡ʃa.puˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: cha‧pu‧zar
Verb
chapuzar (first-person singular present chapuzo, first-person singular preterite chapucé, past participle chapuzado)
- (transitive) to submerge the head of someone or somebody
- (intransitive, reflexive) to submerge one's own head, to dive in head first
Conjugation
Conjugation of chapuzar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of chapuzar (c-z alternation)
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 chapuzar | |||||||
| dative | chapuzarme | chapuzarte | chapuzarle, chapuzarse | chapuzarnos | chapuzaros | chapuzarles, chapuzarse | |
| accusative | chapuzarme | chapuzarte | chapuzarlo, chapuzarla, chapuzarse | chapuzarnos | chapuzaros | chapuzarlos, chapuzarlas, chapuzarse | |
| with gerund chapuzando | |||||||
| dative | chapuzándome | chapuzándote | chapuzándole, chapuzándose | chapuzándonos | chapuzándoos | chapuzándoles, chapuzándose | |
| accusative | chapuzándome | chapuzándote | chapuzándolo, chapuzándola, chapuzándose | chapuzándonos | chapuzándoos | chapuzándolos, chapuzándolas, chapuzándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative chapuza | |||||||
| dative | chapúzame | chapúzate | chapúzale | chapúzanos | not used | chapúzales | |
| accusative | chapúzame | chapúzate | chapúzalo, chapúzala | chapúzanos | not used | chapúzalos, chapúzalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative chapuzá | |||||||
| dative | chapuzame | chapuzate | chapuzale | chapuzanos | not used | chapuzales | |
| accusative | chapuzame | chapuzate | chapuzalo, chapuzala | chapuzanos | not used | chapuzalos, chapuzalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative chapuce | |||||||
| dative | chapúceme | not used | chapúcele, chapúcese | chapúcenos | not used | chapúceles | |
| accusative | chapúceme | not used | chapúcelo, chapúcela, chapúcese | chapúcenos | not used | chapúcelos, chapúcelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative chapucemos | |||||||
| dative | not used | chapucémoste | chapucémosle | chapucémonos | chapucémoos | chapucémosles | |
| accusative | not used | chapucémoste | chapucémoslo, chapucémosla | chapucémonos | chapucémoos | chapucémoslos, chapucémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative chapuzad | |||||||
| dative | chapuzadme | not used | chapuzadle | chapuzadnos | chapuzaos | chapuzadles | |
| accusative | chapuzadme | not used | chapuzadlo, chapuzadla | chapuzadnos | chapuzaos | chapuzadlos, chapuzadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative chapucen | |||||||
| dative | chapúcenme | not used | chapúcenle | chapúcennos | not used | chapúcenles, chapúcense | |
| accusative | chapúcenme | not used | chapúcenlo, chapúcenla | chapúcennos | not used | chapúcenlos, chapúcenlas, chapúcense | |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “chapuzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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