segmentar

Catalan

Etymology

From segment +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [səɡ.mənˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seɡ.menˈtaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [seɡ.menˈta]

• Audio (Barcelona):

  (file)

Verb

segmentar (first-person singular present segmento, first-person singular preterite segmentí, past participle segmentat)

1. to segment

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of segmentar (first conjugation)

infinitive			segmentar
gerund			segmentant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		segmentat		segmentada
		plural		segmentats		segmentades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	segmento	segmentes	segmenta	segmentem	segmenteu	segmenten
	imperfect	segmentava	segmentaves	segmentava	segmentàvem	segmentàveu	segmentaven
	future	segmentaré	segmentaràs	segmentarà	segmentarem	segmentareu	segmentaran
	preterite	segmentí	segmentares	segmentà	segmentàrem	segmentàreu	segmentaren
	conditional	segmentaria	segmentaries	segmentaria	segmentaríem	segmentaríeu	segmentarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	segmenti	segmentis	segmenti	segmentem	segmenteu	segmentin
	imperfect	segmentés	segmentessis	segmentés	segmentéssim	segmentéssiu	segmentessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	segmenta	segmenti	segmentem	segmenteu	segmentin
	negative (no)	—	no segmentis	no segmenti	no segmentem	no segmenteu	no segmentin

Derived terms

• segmentació

Further reading

• “segmentar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “segmentar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “segmentar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sek-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *sekaō

Latin secō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Latin segmentum

Galician segmento

Galician -ar

Galician segmentar

From segmento + -ar.

Verb

segmentar (first-person singular present segmento, first-person singular preterite segmentei, past participle segmentado)

1. to segment

Conjugation

    Conjugation of segmentar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	segmentar
Personal	segmentar	segmentares	segmentar	segmentarmos	segmentardes	segmentaren
Gerund
	segmentando
Past participle
Masculine	segmentado			segmentados
Feminine	segmentada			segmentadas
Indicative
Present	segmento	segmentas	segmenta	segmentamos	segmentades	segmentan
Imperfect	segmentaba	segmentabas	segmentaba	segmentabamos	segmentabades	segmentaban
Preterite	segmentei	segmentaches	segmentou	segmentamos	segmentastes	segmentaron
Pluperfect	segmentara	segmentaras	segmentara	segmentaramos	segmentarades	segmentaran
Future	segmentarei	segmentarás	segmentará	segmentaremos	segmentaredes	segmentarán
Conditional	segmentaría	segmentarías	segmentaría	segmentariamos	segmentariades	segmentarían
Subjunctive
Present	segmente	segmentes	segmente	segmentemos	segmentedes	segmenten
Imperfect	segmentase	segmentases	segmentase	segmentásemos	segmentásedes	segmentasen
Future	segmentar	segmentares	segmentar	segmentarmos	segmentardes	segmentaren
Imperative
Affirmative		segmenta	segmente	segmentemos	segmentade	segmenten
Negative (non)		non segmentes	non segmente	non segmentemos	non segmentedes	non segmenten

    Reintegrated conjugation of segmentar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	segmentar
Personal	segmentar	segmentares	segmentar	segmentarmos	segmentardes	segmentarem
Gerund
	segmentando
Past participle
Masculine	segmentado			segmentados
Feminine	segmentada			segmentadas
Indicative
Present	segmento	segmentas	segmenta	segmentamos	segmentades, segmentais	segmentam
Imperfect	segmentava	segmentavas	segmentava	segmentávamos	segmentávades, segmentáveis, segmentávais1	segmentavam
Preterite	segmentei	segmentaste, segmentache1	segmentou	segmentamos	segmentastes	segmentárom, segmentaram
Pluperfect	segmentara	segmentaras	segmentara	segmentáramos	segmentárades, segmentáreis, segmentárais1	segmentaram
Future	segmentarei	segmentarás	segmentará	segmentaremos	segmentaredes, segmentareis	segmentarám, segmentarão
Conditional	segmentaria	segmentarias	segmentaria	segmentaríamos	segmentaríades, segmentaríeis, segmentaríais1	segmentariam
Subjunctive
Present	segmente	segmentes	segmente	segmentemos	segmentedes, segmenteis	segmentem
Imperfect	segmentasse	segmentasses	segmentasse	segmentássemos	segmentássedes, segmentásseis	segmentassem
Future	segmentar	segmentares	segmentar	segmentarmos	segmentardes	segmentarem
Imperative
Affirmative		segmenta	segmente	segmentemos	segmentade, segmentai	segmentem
Negative (nom)		nom segmentes	nom segmente	nom segmentemos	nom segmentedes, nom segmenteis	nom segmentem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• segmentación

Further reading

• “segmentar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• “segmentar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sek-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *sekaō

Latin secō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Latin segmentumlbor.

Portuguese segmento

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese segmentar

From segmento + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɡi.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [se.ɡi.mẽˈta(h)], /seɡ.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [seɡ.mẽˈta(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.ɡi.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [se.ɡi.mẽˈta(h)], /seɡ.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [seɡ.mẽˈta(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /se.ɡi.mẽˈta(ɾ)/, /seɡ.mẽˈta(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /se.ɡi.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [se.ɡi.mẽˈta(χ)], /seɡ.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [seɡ.mẽˈta(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /se.ɡi.mẽˈta(ɻ)/, /seɡ.mẽˈta(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɛɡ.mẽˈtaɾ/ [sɛɣ.mẽˈtaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɛɡ.mẽˈtaɾ/ [sɛɣ.mẽˈtaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɛɡ.mẽˈta.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: seg‧men‧tar

Verb

segmentar (first-person singular present segmento, first-person singular preterite segmentei, past participle segmentado)

1. to segment

Conjugation

    Conjugation of segmentar (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	segmentar
Personal	segmentar	segmentares	segmentar	segmentarmos	segmentardes	segmentarem
Gerund
	segmentando
Past participle
Masculine	segmentado			segmentados
Feminine	segmentada			segmentadas
Indicative
Present	segmento	segmentas	segmenta	segmentamos	segmentais	segmentam
Imperfect	segmentava	segmentavas	segmentava	segmentávamos	segmentáveis	segmentavam
Preterite	segmentei	segmentaste	segmentou	segmentamos1, segmentámos2	segmentastes	segmentaram
Pluperfect	segmentara	segmentaras	segmentara	segmentáramos	segmentáreis	segmentaram
Future	segmentarei	segmentarás	segmentará	segmentaremos	segmentareis	segmentarão
Conditional	segmentaria	segmentarias	segmentaria	segmentaríamos	segmentaríeis	segmentariam
Subjunctive
Present	segmente	segmentes	segmente	segmentemos	segmenteis	segmentem
Imperfect	segmentasse	segmentasses	segmentasse	segmentássemos	segmentásseis	segmentassem
Future	segmentar	segmentares	segmentar	segmentarmos	segmentardes	segmentarem
Imperative
Affirmative		segmenta	segmente	segmentemos	segmentai	segmentem
Negative (não)		não segmentes	não segmente	não segmentemos	não segmenteis	não segmentem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• segmentação

Further reading

• “segmentar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “segmentar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

Etymology tree

French segment

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin -ārisslbor.

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusslbor.

French -aire

French segmentairebor.

Romanian segmentar

Borrowed from French segmentaire.

Adjective

segmentar m or n (feminine singular segmentară, masculine plural segmentari, feminine/neuter plural segmentare)

1. segmental, segmented

Declension

Declension of segmentar

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative- accusative	indefinite	segmentar		segmentară	segmentari	segmentare
	definite	segmentarul		segmentara	segmentarii	segmentarele
genitive- dative	indefinite	segmentar		segmentare	segmentari	segmentare
	definite	segmentarului		segmentarei	segmentarilor	segmentarelor

References

• segmentar in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *sek-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *sékh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *sekaō

Latin secō

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥

Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom

Proto-Italic *-mentom

Latin -mentum

Latin segmentumder.

Spanish segmento

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish segmentar

From segmento + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɡmenˈtaɾ/ [seɣ̞.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: seg‧men‧tar

Verb

segmentar (first-person singular present segmento, first-person singular preterite segmenté, past participle segmentado)

1. to segment

Conjugation

    Conjugation of segmentar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			segmentar
gerund			segmentando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		segmentado		segmentada
		plural		segmentados		segmentadas
		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	segmento	segmentastú segmentásvos	segmenta	segmentamos	segmentáis	segmentan
	imperfect	segmentaba	segmentabas	segmentaba	segmentábamos	segmentabais	segmentaban
	preterite	segmenté	segmentaste	segmentó	segmentamos	segmentasteis	segmentaron
	future	segmentaré	segmentarás	segmentará	segmentaremos	segmentaréis	segmentarán
	conditional	segmentaría	segmentarías	segmentaría	segmentaríamos	segmentaríais	segmentarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	segmente	segmentestú segmentésvos2	segmente	segmentemos	segmentéis	segmenten
	imperfect (ra)	segmentara	segmentaras	segmentara	segmentáramos	segmentarais	segmentaran
	imperfect (se)	segmentase	segmentases	segmentase	segmentásemos	segmentaseis	segmentasen
	future1	segmentare	segmentares	segmentare	segmentáremos	segmentareis	segmentaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		segmentatú segmentávos	segmente	segmentemos	segmentad	segmenten
	negative		no segmentes	no segmente	no segmentemos	no segmentéis	no segmenten

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

    Selected combined forms of segmentar

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 segmentar	dative	segmentarme	segmentarte	segmentarle, segmentarse	segmentarnos	segmentaros	segmentarles, segmentarse
	accusative	segmentarme	segmentarte	segmentarlo, segmentarla, segmentarse	segmentarnos	segmentaros	segmentarlos, segmentarlas, segmentarse
with gerund segmentando	dative	segmentándome	segmentándote	segmentándole, segmentándose	segmentándonos	segmentándoos	segmentándoles, segmentándose
	accusative	segmentándome	segmentándote	segmentándolo, segmentándola, segmentándose	segmentándonos	segmentándoos	segmentándolos, segmentándolas, segmentándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative segmenta	dative	segméntame	segméntate	segméntale	segméntanos	not used	segméntales
	accusative	segméntame	segméntate	segméntalo, segméntala	segméntanos	not used	segméntalos, segméntalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative segmentá	dative	segmentame	segmentate	segmentale	segmentanos	not used	segmentales
	accusative	segmentame	segmentate	segmentalo, segmentala	segmentanos	not used	segmentalos, segmentalas
with formal second-person singular imperative segmente	dative	segménteme	not used	segméntele, segméntese	segméntenos	not used	segménteles
	accusative	segménteme	not used	segméntelo, segméntela, segméntese	segméntenos	not used	segméntelos, segméntelas
with first-person plural imperative segmentemos	dative	not used	segmentémoste	segmentémosle	segmentémonos	segmentémoos	segmentémosles
	accusative	not used	segmentémoste	segmentémoslo, segmentémosla	segmentémonos	segmentémoos	segmentémoslos, segmentémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative segmentad	dative	segmentadme	not used	segmentadle	segmentadnos	segmentaos	segmentadles
	accusative	segmentadme	not used	segmentadlo, segmentadla	segmentadnos	segmentaos	segmentadlos, segmentadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative segmenten	dative	segméntenme	not used	segméntenle	segméntennos	not used	segméntenles, segméntense
	accusative	segméntenme	not used	segméntenlo, segméntenla	segméntennos	not used	segméntenlos, segméntenlas, segméntense

Derived terms

• segmentación

Further reading

• “segmentar”, 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