librar

See also: librâr

Galician

Alternative forms
  • alibrar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese livrar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin līberāre, present active infinitive of līberō. Doublet of liberar, which was borrowed. Cognate with Portuguese livrar and Spanish librar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈβɾaɾ/

Verb

librar (first-person singular present libro, first-person singular preterite librei, past participle librado)

  1. (transitive) to empty
    Vamos librar este almacén ― Let's empty this warehouse
    Synonyms: baleirar, desocupar
  2. (archaic) to give birth; to help to give birth
  3. (takes a reflexive pronoun or intransitive, of cows) to expel the placenta
  4. (intransitive) to fit
    Dálle que libra! (meme) ― Go on, [the car] fits!
    Synonym: caber
  5. (transitive with de) to save, spare, free, acquit, exempt
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to get out
    Synonym: zafar
  7. (intransitive) to hurry, rush in finishing

Conjugation
Conjugation of librar
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal librar
personal librar librares librar librarmos librardes libraren
Gerund
librando
Past participle singular plural
masculine librado librados
feminine librada libradas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present libro libras libra libramos librades libran
imperfect libraba librabas libraba librabamos librabades libraban
preterite librei libraches librou libramos librastes libraron
pluperfect librara libraras librara libraramos librarades libraran
future librarei librarás librará libraremos libraredes librarán
conditional libraría librarías libraría librariamos librariades librarían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present libre libres libre libremos libredes libren
preterite librase librases librase librásemos librásedes librasen
future librar librares librar librarmos librardes libraren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – libra libre libremos librade libren
negative – libres libre libremos libredes libren

References
  • “livrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “liura” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “librar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “librar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “librar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French libraire, Latin librārius.

Noun

librar m (plural librari)

  1. bookseller

Declension
Declension of librar
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) librar librarul (niște) librari librarii
genitive/dative (unui) librar librarului (unor) librari librarilor
vocative librarule librarilor

See also

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin līberāre. Doublet of liberar, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /liˈbɾaɾ/ [liˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: li‧brar

Verb

librar (first-person singular present libro, first-person singular preterite libré, past participle librado)

  1. (transitive) to save, to rescue, to deliver, to preserve
    Synonyms: salvar, rescatar
  2. to free, to exempt
  3. (transitive) to place, to put (hope, trust)
  4. (transitive) to issue (a check, a decree)
  5. to make (an appointment)
  6. (transitive) to wage, to engage (battle, war)
    • 2022 February 25, Manuel G. Pascual, “La ciberguerra de Rusia contra Ucrania nunca ha acabado [Russia's cyberwar against Ukraine never ended]”, in El País‎:
      En el entorno digital se libran batallas silenciosas, sin disparos ni muertos, pero capaces de dejar sin calefacción a miles de personas […]
      In the digital environment, silent wars are waged, without gunfire or deaths, but capable of leaving thousands without heat […]
  7. (intransitive) to give birth
    Synonym: parir
  8. (intransitive) to expel the placenta
  9. (intransitive) to be free; to get off

Conjugation
    Conjugation of librar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive librar
gerund librando
past participle masculine feminine
singular librado librada
plural librados libradas
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 libro librastú
librásvos		 libra libramos libráis libran
imperfect libraba librabas libraba librábamos librabais libraban
preterite libré libraste libró libramos librasteis libraron
future libraré librarás librará libraremos libraréis librarán
conditional libraría librarías libraría libraríamos libraríais librarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present libre librestú
librésvos2		 libre libremos libréis libren
imperfect
(ra)		 librara libraras librara libráramos librarais libraran
imperfect
(se)		 librase librases librase librásemos libraseis librasen
future1 librare librares librare libráremos librareis libraren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative libratú
librávos		 libre libremos librad libren
negative no libres no libre no libremos no libréis no libren

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of librar

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 librar
dative librarme librarte librarle, librarse librarnos libraros librarles, librarse
accusative librarme librarte librarlo, librarla, librarse librarnos libraros librarlos, librarlas, librarse
with gerund librando
dative librándome librándote librándole, librándose librándonos librándoos librándoles, librándose
accusative librándome librándote librándolo, librándola, librándose librándonos librándoos librándolos, librándolas, librándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative libra
dative líbrame líbrate líbrale líbranos not used líbrales
accusative líbrame líbrate líbralo, líbrala líbranos not used líbralos, líbralas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative librá
dative librame librate librale libranos not used librales
accusative librame librate libralo, librala libranos not used libralos, libralas
with formal second-person singular imperative libre
dative líbreme not used líbrele, líbrese líbrenos not used líbreles
accusative líbreme not used líbrelo, líbrela, líbrese líbrenos not used líbrelos, líbrelas
with first-person plural imperative libremos
dative not used librémoste librémosle librémonos librémoos librémosles
accusative not used librémoste librémoslo, librémosla librémonos librémoos librémoslos, librémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative librad
dative libradme not used libradle libradnos libraos libradles
accusative libradme not used libradlo, libradla libradnos libraos libradlos, libradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative libren
dative líbrenme not used líbrenle líbrennos not used líbrenles, líbrense
accusative líbrenme not used líbrenlo, líbrenla líbrennos not used líbrenlos, líbrenlas, líbrense

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