abanar

See also: abañar

Galician

Etymology

Attested, in Latin local documents, since before 1200. From Latin ad- Latin vannus (“winnowing basket”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aβaˈnaɾ]

Verb

abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abanei, past participle abanado)

1. to fan

   Synonym: abanicar

2. to wag, to shake

   Synonym: abalar

3. to rock

   Synonym: arrolar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abanar

	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	abanar
Personal	abanar	abanares	abanar	abanarmos	abanardes	abanaren
Gerund
	abanando
Past participle
Masculine	abanado			abanados
Feminine	abanada			abanadas
Indicative
Present	abano	abanas	abana	abanamos	abanades	abanan
Imperfect	abanaba	abanabas	abanaba	abanabamos	abanabades	abanaban
Preterite	abanei	abanaches	abanou	abanamos	abanastes	abanaron
Pluperfect	abanara	abanaras	abanara	abanaramos	abanarades	abanaran
Future	abanarei	abanarás	abanará	abanaremos	abanaredes	abanarán
Conditional	abanaría	abanarías	abanaría	abanariamos	abanariades	abanarían
Subjunctive
Present	abane	abanes	abane	abanemos	abanedes	abanen
Imperfect	abanase	abanases	abanase	abanásemos	abanásedes	abanasen
Future	abanar	abanares	abanar	abanarmos	abanardes	abanaren
Imperative
Affirmative		abana	abane	abanemos	abanade	abanen
Negative (non)		non abanes	non abane	non abanemos	non abanedes	non abanen

    Reintegrated conjugation of abanar (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	abanar
Personal	abanar	abanares	abanar	abanarmos	abanardes	abanarem
Gerund
	abanando
Past participle
Masculine	abanado			abanados
Feminine	abanada			abanadas
Indicative
Present	abano	abanas	abana	abanamos	abanades, abanais	abanam
Imperfect	abanava	abanavas	abanava	abanávamos	abanávades, abanáveis, abanávais1	abanavam
Preterite	abanei	abanaste, abanache1	abanou	abanamos	abanastes	abanárom, abanaram
Pluperfect	abanara	abanaras	abanara	abanáramos	abanárades, abanáreis, abanárais1	abanaram
Future	abanarei	abanarás	abanará	abanaremos	abanaredes, abanareis	abanarám, abanarão
Conditional	abanaria	abanarias	abanaria	abanaríamos	abanaríades, abanaríeis, abanaríais1	abanariam
Subjunctive
Present	abane	abanes	abane	abanemos	abanedes, abaneis	abanem
Imperfect	abanasse	abanasses	abanasse	abanássemos	abanássedes, abanásseis	abanassem
Future	abanar	abanares	abanar	abanarmos	abanardes	abanarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abana	abane	abanemos	abanade, abanai	abanem
Negative (nom)		nom abanes	nom abane	nom abanemos	nom abanedes, nom abaneis	nom abanem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• abanear
• abanicar
• abano
• baneiro

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abanar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abanar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abanar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *evannāre or *advannāre, from *vannāre from Latin vannere.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈna(ʁ)/ [a.baˈna(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈna(ʁ)/ [a.baˈna(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.baˈna(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.baˈna(ʁ)/ [a.baˈna(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.baˈna(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐˈnaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐˈnaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈna.ɾi/ [ɐ.βɐˈna.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧nar

Verb

abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abanei, past participle abanado)

1. to wag
2. to fan

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abanar (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	abanar
Personal	abanar	abanares	abanar	abanarmos	abanardes	abanarem
Gerund
	abanando
Past participle
Masculine	abanado			abanados
Feminine	abanada			abanadas
Indicative
Present	abano	abanas	abana	abanamos	abanais	abanam
Imperfect	abanava	abanavas	abanava	abanávamos	abanáveis	abanavam
Preterite	abanei	abanaste	abanou	abanamos1, abanámos2	abanastes	abanaram
Pluperfect	abanara	abanaras	abanara	abanáramos	abanáreis	abanaram
Future	abanarei	abanarás	abanará	abanaremos	abanareis	abanarão
Conditional	abanaria	abanarias	abanaria	abanaríamos	abanaríeis	abanariam
Subjunctive
Present	abane	abanes	abane	abanemos	abaneis	abanem
Imperfect	abanasse	abanasses	abanasse	abanássemos	abanásseis	abanassem
Future	abanar	abanares	abanar	abanarmos	abanardes	abanarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abana	abane	abanemos	abanai	abanem
Negative (não)		não abanes	não abane	não abanemos	não abaneis	não abanem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:abanar.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Galician or Portuguese abanar. Cognate with English fan.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞aˈnaɾ]

• Audio (Canary Islands):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧ba‧nar

Verb

abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abané, past participle abanado)

1. (obsolete) to fan

   Synonym: abanicar

2. (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, reflexive) to show off

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abanar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abanar
gerund			abanando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abanado		abanada
		plural		abanados		abanadas
		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	abano	abanastú abanásvos	abana	abanamos	abanáis	abanan
	imperfect	abanaba	abanabas	abanaba	abanábamos	abanabais	abanaban
	preterite	abané	abanaste	abanó	abanamos	abanasteis	abanaron
	future	abanaré	abanarás	abanará	abanaremos	abanaréis	abanarán
	conditional	abanaría	abanarías	abanaría	abanaríamos	abanaríais	abanarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abane	abanestú abanésvos2	abane	abanemos	abanéis	abanen
	imperfect (ra)	abanara	abanaras	abanara	abanáramos	abanarais	abanaran
	imperfect (se)	abanase	abanases	abanase	abanásemos	abanaseis	abanasen
	future1	abanare	abanares	abanare	abanáremos	abanareis	abanaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abanatú abanávos	abane	abanemos	abanad	abanen
	negative		no abanes	no abane	no abanemos	no abanéis	no abanen

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

    Selected combined forms of abanar

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 abanar
	dative	abanarme	abanarte	abanarle, abanarse	abanarnos	abanaros	abanarles, abanarse
	accusative	abanarme	abanarte	abanarlo, abanarla, abanarse	abanarnos	abanaros	abanarlos, abanarlas, abanarse
with gerund abanando
	dative	abanándome	abanándote	abanándole, abanándose	abanándonos	abanándoos	abanándoles, abanándose
	accusative	abanándome	abanándote	abanándolo, abanándola, abanándose	abanándonos	abanándoos	abanándolos, abanándolas, abanándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative abana
	dative	abáname	abánate	abánale	abánanos	not used	abánales
	accusative	abáname	abánate	abánalo, abánala	abánanos	not used	abánalos, abánalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative abaná
	dative	abaname	abanate	abanale	abananos	not used	abanales
	accusative	abaname	abanate	abanalo, abanala	abananos	not used	abanalos, abanalas
with formal second-person singular imperative abane
	dative	abáneme	not used	abánele, abánese	abánenos	not used	abáneles
	accusative	abáneme	not used	abánelo, abánela, abánese	abánenos	not used	abánelos, abánelas
with first-person plural imperative abanemos
	dative	not used	abanémoste	abanémosle	abanémonos	abanémoos	abanémosles
	accusative	not used	abanémoste	abanémoslo, abanémosla	abanémonos	abanémoos	abanémoslos, abanémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative abanad
	dative	abanadme	not used	abanadle	abanadnos	abanaos	abanadles
	accusative	abanadme	not used	abanadlo, abanadla	abanadnos	abanaos	abanadlos, abanadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative abanen
	dative	abánenme	not used	abánenle	abánennos	not used	abánenles, abánense
	accusative	abánenme	not used	abánenlo, abánenla	abánennos	not used	abánenlos, abánenlas, abánense

    Conjugation of abanarse (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			abanarse
gerund			abanándose
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abanado		abanada
		plural		abanados		abanadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
personal non-finite		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	infinitive	abanarme	abanarte	abanarse	abanarnos	abanaros	abanarse
	gerund	abanándome	abanándote	abanándose	abanándonos	abanándoos	abanándose
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me abano	te abanastú te abanásvos	se abana	nos abanamos	os abanáis	se abanan
	imperfect	me abanaba	te abanabas	se abanaba	nos abanábamos	os abanabais	se abanaban
	preterite	me abané	te abanaste	se abanó	nos abanamos	os abanasteis	se abanaron
	future	me abanaré	te abanarás	se abanará	nos abanaremos	os abanaréis	se abanarán
	conditional	me abanaría	te abanarías	se abanaría	nos abanaríamos	os abanaríais	se abanarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	me abane	te abanestú te abanésvos2	se abane	nos abanemos	os abanéis	se abanen
	imperfect (ra)	me abanara	te abanaras	se abanara	nos abanáramos	os abanarais	se abanaran
	imperfect (se)	me abanase	te abanases	se abanase	nos abanásemos	os abanaseis	se abanasen
	future1	me abanare	te abanares	se abanare	nos abanáremos	os abanareis	se abanaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abánatetú abanatevos	abánese	abanémonos	abanaos	abánense
	negative		no te abanes	no se abane	no nos abanemos	no os abanéis	no se abanen

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

Related terms

• abanico
• abano

 

Further reading

• “abanar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28