centellear

Spanish

Alternative forms

centellar (obsolete)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin scintilla

Spanish centella

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Latin -izō

Latin -idiāre

Spanish -ear

Spanish centellear

From centella + -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /θenteʝeˈaɾ/ [θẽn̪.t̪e.ʝeˈaɾ] (most of Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
IPA^(key): /θenteʎeˈaɾ/ [θẽn̪.t̪e.ʎeˈaɾ] (rustic northern Spain)

IPA^(key): /senteʝeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʝeˈaɾ] (most of Latin America)
IPA^(key): /senteʎeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʎeˈaɾ] (northern and central Andes Mountains (except central Ecuador), Bolivia, Paraguay, northeastern Argentina, Philippines)
IPA^(key): /senteʃeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʃeˈaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
IPA^(key): /senteʒeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.ʒeˈaɾ] (central Ecuador, Santiago del Estero and environs, elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
IPA^(key): /senteeˈaɾ/ [sẽn̪.t̪e.eˈaɾ] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cen‧te‧lle‧ar

Verb

centellear (first-person singular present centelleo, first-person singular preterite centelleé, past participle centelleado)

(intransitive) to shimmer, twinkle

Conjugation

Conjugation of centellear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			centellear
gerund			centelleando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		centelleado		centelleada
		plural		centelleados		centelleadas
		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	centelleo	centelleas^{^tú} centelleás^{^vos}	centellea	centelleamos	centelleáis	centellean
	imperfect	centelleaba	centelleabas	centelleaba	centelleábamos	centelleabais	centelleaban
	preterite	centelleé	centelleaste	centelleó	centelleamos	centelleasteis	centellearon
	future	centellearé	centellearás	centelleará	centellearemos	centellearéis	centellearán
	conditional	centellearía	centellearías	centellearía	centellearíamos	centellearíais	centellearían

subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	centellee	centellees^{^tú} centelleés^{^vos²}	centellee	centelleemos	centelleéis	centelleen
	imperfect (ra)	centelleara	centellearas	centelleara	centelleáramos	centellearais	centellearan
	imperfect (se)	centellease	centelleases	centellease	centelleásemos	centelleaseis	centelleasen
	future¹	centelleare	centelleares	centelleare	centelleáremos	centelleareis	centellearen

imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		centellea^{^tú} centelleá^{^vos}	centellee	centelleemos	centellead	centelleen
	negative		no centellees	no centellee	no centelleemos	no centelleéis	no centelleen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Selected combined forms of centellear

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 centellear	dative	centellearme	centellearte	centellearle, centellearse	centellearnos	centellearos	centellearles, centellearse
with infinitive centellear	accusative	centellearme	centellearte	centellearlo, centellearla, centellearse	centellearnos	centellearos	centellearlos, centellearlas, centellearse

with gerund centelleando	dative	centelleándome	centelleándote	centelleándole, centelleándose	centelleándonos	centelleándoos	centelleándoles, centelleándose
with gerund centelleando	accusative	centelleándome	centelleándote	centelleándolo, centelleándola, centelleándose	centelleándonos	centelleándoos	centelleándolos, centelleándolas, centelleándose

with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative centellea	dative	centelléame	centelléate	centelléale	centelléanos	not used	centelléales
	accusative	centelléame	centelléate	centelléalo, centelléala	centelléanos	not used	centelléalos, centelléalas

with informal second-person singular voseo imperative centelleá	dative	centelleame	centelleate	centelleale	centelleanos	not used	centelleales
	accusative	centelleame	centelleate	centellealo, centelleala	centelleanos	not used	centellealos, centellealas

with formal second-person singular imperative centellee	dative	centelléeme	not used	centelléele, centelléese	centelléenos	not used	centelléeles
with formal second-person singular imperative centellee	accusative	centelléeme	not used	centelléelo, centelléela, centelléese	centelléenos	not used	centelléelos, centelléelas

with first-person plural imperative centelleemos	dative	not used	centelleémoste	centelleémosle	centelleémonos	centelleémoos	centelleémosles
with first-person plural imperative centelleemos	accusative	not used	centelleémoste	centelleémoslo, centelleémosla	centelleémonos	centelleémoos	centelleémoslos, centelleémoslas

with informal second-person plural imperative centellead	dative	centelleadme	not used	centelleadle	centelleadnos	centelleaos	centelleadles
with informal second-person plural imperative centellead	accusative	centelleadme	not used	centelleadlo, centelleadla	centelleadnos	centelleaos	centelleadlos, centelleadlas

with formal second-person plural imperative centelleen	dative	centelléenme	not used	centelléenle	centelléennos	not used	centelléenles, centelléense
with formal second-person plural imperative centelleen	accusative	centelléenme	not used	centelléenlo, centelléenla	centelléennos	not used	centelléenlos, centelléenlas, centelléense