pacer

See also: Pacer and pācer

English

Pronunciation
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Etymology 1

pace +‎ -er

Noun

pacer (plural pacers)

  1. One who paces.
  2. In harness racing, a horse with a gait in which the front and back legs on one side take a step together alternating with the legs on the other side; as opposed to a trotter.
  3. A pacemaker (one who sets the pace in a race).

Etymology 2

From the brand name Pacer.

Noun

pacer (plural pacers)

  1. (Australia) A mechanical pencil.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?] (compare Portuguese pascer), from Latin pāscere, present active infinitive of pāscō (compare Spanish pacer).

Verb

pacer (first-person singular present pazo, first-person singular preterite pacín, past participle pacido)

  1. to graze, to pasture
  2. first/third-person singular future subjunctive of pacer
  3. first/third-person singular personal infinitive of pacer

Conjugation
    Conjugation of pacer
infinitive pacer
gerund pacendo
past participle singular plural
masculine pacido pacidos
feminine pacida pacidas
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela / Vde nós vós eles / elas / Vdes
present pazo paces pace pacemos pacedes pacen
imperfect pacía pacías pacía paciamos paciades pacían
preterite pacín paciches paceu pacemos pacestes paceron
pluperfect pacera paceras pacera paceramos pacerades paceran
future pacerei pacerás pacerá paceremos paceredes pacerán
conditional pacería pacerías pacería paceriamos paceriades pacerían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela / Vde nós vós eles / elas / Vdes
present paza pazas paza pazamos pazades pazan
preterite pacese paceses pacese pacésemos pacésedes pacesen
future pacer paceres pacer pacermos pacerdes paceren
imperative — ti Vde nós vós Vdes
affirmative — pace paza pazamos pacede pazan
negative — pazas paza pazamos pazades pazan
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela / Vde nós vós eles / elas / Vdes
pacer paceres pacer pacermos pacerdes paceren

Latin

Verb

pācer

  1. first-person singular present passive subjunctive of pācō

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish pasçer, inherited from Latin pāscere, pāscō, from Proto-Italic *pāskō, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₂- (“to protect”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /paˈθeɾ/ [paˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /paˈseɾ/ [paˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: pa‧cer

Verb

pacer (first-person singular present pazco, first-person singular preterite pací, past participle pacido)

  1. to graze, to pasture
  2. to put out to pasture
  3. to eat away, to nibble, to gnaw

Conjugation
    Conjugation of pacer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive pacer
gerund paciendo
past participle masculine feminine
singular pacido pacida
plural pacidos pacidas
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 pazco pacestú
pacésvos		 pace pacemos pacéis pacen
imperfect pacía pacías pacía pacíamos pacíais pacían
preterite pací paciste pació pacimos pacisteis pacieron
future paceré pacerás pacerá paceremos paceréis pacerán
conditional pacería pacerías pacería paceríamos paceríais pacerían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present pazca pazcastú
pazcásvos2		 pazca pazcamos pazcáis pazcan
imperfect
(ra)		 paciera pacieras paciera paciéramos pacierais pacieran
imperfect
(se)		 paciese pacieses paciese paciésemos pacieseis paciesen
future1 paciere pacieres paciere paciéremos paciereis pacieren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative pacetú
pacévos		 pazca pazcamos paced pazcan
negative no pazcas no pazca no pazcamos no pazcáis no pazcan

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

    Selected combined forms of pacer (c-zc 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 pacer
dative pacerme pacerte pacerle, pacerse pacernos paceros pacerles, pacerse
accusative pacerme pacerte pacerlo, pacerla, pacerse pacernos paceros pacerlos, pacerlas, pacerse
with gerund paciendo
dative paciéndome paciéndote paciéndole, paciéndose paciéndonos paciéndoos paciéndoles, paciéndose
accusative paciéndome paciéndote paciéndolo, paciéndola, paciéndose paciéndonos paciéndoos paciéndolos, paciéndolas, paciéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative pace
dative páceme pácete pácele pácenos not used páceles
accusative páceme pácete pácelo, pácela pácenos not used pácelos, pácelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative pacé
dative paceme pacete pacele pacenos not used paceles
accusative paceme pacete pacelo, pacela pacenos not used pacelos, pacelas
with formal second-person singular imperative pazca
dative pázcame not used pázcale, pázcase pázcanos not used pázcales
accusative pázcame not used pázcalo, pázcala, pázcase pázcanos not used pázcalos, pázcalas
with first-person plural imperative pazcamos
dative not used pazcámoste pazcámosle pazcámonos pazcámoos pazcámosles
accusative not used pazcámoste pazcámoslo, pazcámosla pazcámonos pazcámoos pazcámoslos, pazcámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative paced
dative pacedme not used pacedle pacednos paceos pacedles
accusative pacedme not used pacedlo, pacedla pacednos paceos pacedlos, pacedlas
with formal second-person plural imperative pazcan
dative pázcanme not used pázcanle pázcannos not used pázcanles, pázcanse
accusative pázcanme not used pázcanlo, pázcanla pázcannos not used pázcanlos, pázcanlas, pázcanse

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