normalizar

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider.

Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō

Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ

Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)

Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor.

Etruscanbor.?

Latin norma

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin normālislbor.

Portuguese normal

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izārelbor.

Portuguese -izar

Portuguese normalizar

From normal + -izar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁ.ma.liˈza(ʁ)/ [noɦ.ma.liˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /noʁ.ma.liˈza(ʁ)/ [noɦ.ma.liˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /noɾ.ma.liˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /noʁ.ma.liˈza(ʁ)/ [noʁ.ma.liˈza(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /noɻ.ma.liˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾ.mɐ.liˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾ.mɐ.liˈzaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɔɾ.mɐ.liˈza.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: nor‧ma‧li‧zar

Verb

normalizar (first-person singular present normalizo, first-person singular preterite normalizei, past participle normalizado)

1. (transitive) to normalize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of normalizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	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	normalizar
Personal	normalizar	normalizares	normalizar	normalizarmos	normalizardes	normalizarem
Gerund
	normalizando
Past participle
Masculine	normalizado			normalizados
Feminine	normalizada			normalizadas
Indicative
Present	normalizo	normalizas	normaliza	normalizamos	normalizais	normalizam
Imperfect	normalizava	normalizavas	normalizava	normalizávamos	normalizáveis	normalizavam
Preterite	normalizei	normalizaste	normalizou	normalizamos1, normalizámos2	normalizastes	normalizaram
Pluperfect	normalizara	normalizaras	normalizara	normalizáramos	normalizáreis	normalizaram
Future	normalizarei	normalizarás	normalizará	normalizaremos	normalizareis	normalizarão
Conditional	normalizaria	normalizarias	normalizaria	normalizaríamos	normalizaríeis	normalizariam
Subjunctive
Present	normalize	normalizes	normalize	normalizemos	normalizeis	normalizem
Imperfect	normalizasse	normalizasses	normalizasse	normalizássemos	normalizásseis	normalizassem
Future	normalizar	normalizares	normalizar	normalizarmos	normalizardes	normalizarem
Imperative
Affirmative		normaliza	normalize	normalizemos	normalizai	normalizem
Negative (não)		não normalizes	não normalize	não normalizemos	não normalizeis	não normalizem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• normalização

Further reading

• “normalizar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “normalizar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “normalizar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “normalizar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “normalizar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “normalizar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵneh₃-

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *ǵn̥h₃sḱétider.

Proto-Hellenic *gignṓskō

Ancient Greek γιγνώσκω (gignṓskō)

Proto-Indo-European *-mṓ

Ancient Greek -μων (-mōn)

Ancient Greek γνώμων (gnṓmōn)bor.

Etruscanbor.?

Latin norma

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin nōrmālis

Spanish normal

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōlbor.

Old Spanish -izar

Spanish -izar

Spanish normalizar

From normal + -izar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /noɾmaliˈθaɾ/ [noɾ.ma.liˈθaɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /noɾmaliˈsaɾ/ [noɾ.ma.liˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: nor‧ma‧li‧zar

Verb

normalizar (first-person singular present normalizo, first-person singular preterite normalicé, past participle normalizado)

1. (transitive) to normalize

Conjugation

    Conjugation of normalizar (c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			normalizar
gerund			normalizando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		normalizado		normalizada
		plural		normalizados		normalizadas
		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	normalizo	normalizastú normalizásvos	normaliza	normalizamos	normalizáis	normalizan
	imperfect	normalizaba	normalizabas	normalizaba	normalizábamos	normalizabais	normalizaban
	preterite	normalicé	normalizaste	normalizó	normalizamos	normalizasteis	normalizaron
	future	normalizaré	normalizarás	normalizará	normalizaremos	normalizaréis	normalizarán
	conditional	normalizaría	normalizarías	normalizaría	normalizaríamos	normalizaríais	normalizarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	normalice	normalicestú normalicésvos2	normalice	normalicemos	normalicéis	normalicen
	imperfect (ra)	normalizara	normalizaras	normalizara	normalizáramos	normalizarais	normalizaran
	imperfect (se)	normalizase	normalizases	normalizase	normalizásemos	normalizaseis	normalizasen
	future1	normalizare	normalizares	normalizare	normalizáremos	normalizareis	normalizaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		normalizatú normalizávos	normalice	normalicemos	normalizad	normalicen
	negative		no normalices	no normalice	no normalicemos	no normalicéis	no normalicen

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

    Selected combined forms of normalizar (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 normalizar	dative	normalizarme	normalizarte	normalizarle, normalizarse	normalizarnos	normalizaros	normalizarles, normalizarse
	accusative	normalizarme	normalizarte	normalizarlo, normalizarla, normalizarse	normalizarnos	normalizaros	normalizarlos, normalizarlas, normalizarse
with gerund normalizando	dative	normalizándome	normalizándote	normalizándole, normalizándose	normalizándonos	normalizándoos	normalizándoles, normalizándose
	accusative	normalizándome	normalizándote	normalizándolo, normalizándola, normalizándose	normalizándonos	normalizándoos	normalizándolos, normalizándolas, normalizándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative normaliza	dative	normalízame	normalízate	normalízale	normalízanos	not used	normalízales
	accusative	normalízame	normalízate	normalízalo, normalízala	normalízanos	not used	normalízalos, normalízalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative normalizá	dative	normalizame	normalizate	normalizale	normalizanos	not used	normalizales
	accusative	normalizame	normalizate	normalizalo, normalizala	normalizanos	not used	normalizalos, normalizalas
with formal second-person singular imperative normalice	dative	normalíceme	not used	normalícele, normalícese	normalícenos	not used	normalíceles
	accusative	normalíceme	not used	normalícelo, normalícela, normalícese	normalícenos	not used	normalícelos, normalícelas
with first-person plural imperative normalicemos	dative	not used	normalicémoste	normalicémosle	normalicémonos	normalicémoos	normalicémosles
	accusative	not used	normalicémoste	normalicémoslo, normalicémosla	normalicémonos	normalicémoos	normalicémoslos, normalicémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative normalizad	dative	normalizadme	not used	normalizadle	normalizadnos	normalizaos	normalizadles
	accusative	normalizadme	not used	normalizadlo, normalizadla	normalizadnos	normalizaos	normalizadlos, normalizadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative normalicen	dative	normalícenme	not used	normalícenle	normalícennos	not used	normalícenles, normalícense
	accusative	normalícenme	not used	normalícenlo, normalícenla	normalícennos	not used	normalícenlos, normalícenlas, normalícense

Derived terms

• normalización
• normalizador

Further reading

• “normalizar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026