transvasar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin trānsvāsāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [tɾənz.bəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tɾənz.vəˈza]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [tɾanz.vaˈzaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [tɾanz.baˈza]
• Homophone: transvasà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

transvasar (first-person singular present transvaso, first-person singular preterite transvasí, past participle transvasat)

1. (transitive) to decant

   Synonyms: trafegar, trascolar

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of transvasar (first conjugation)

infinitive	transvasar
gerund	transvasant
past participle		masculine	feminine
singular	transvasat	transvasada
plural	transvasats	transvasades
person	singular	plural
first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
present	transvaso	transvases	transvasa	transvasem	transvaseu	transvasen
imperfect	transvasava	transvasaves	transvasava	transvasàvem	transvasàveu	transvasaven
future	transvasaré	transvasaràs	transvasarà	transvasarem	transvasareu	transvasaran
preterite	transvasí	transvasares	transvasà	transvasàrem	transvasàreu	transvasaren
conditional	transvasaria	transvasaries	transvasaria	transvasaríem	transvasaríeu	transvasarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
present	transvasi	transvasis	transvasi	transvasem	transvaseu	transvasin
imperfect	transvasés	transvasessis	transvasés	transvaséssim	transvaséssiu	transvasessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
affirmative	—	transvasa	transvasi	transvasem	transvaseu	transvasin
negative (no)	—	no transvasis	no transvasi	no transvasem	no transvaseu	no transvasin

Further reading

• “transvasar”, 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

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃z.vaˈza(ʁ)/ [tɾɐ̃z.vaˈza(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃z.vaˈza(ʁ)/ [tɾɐ̃z.vaˈza(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃z.vaˈza(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒ.vaˈza(ʁ)/ [tɾɐ̃ʒ.vaˈza(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃z.vaˈza(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒ.vɐˈzaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒ.vɐˈzaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒ.bɐˈzaɾ/ [tɾɐ̃ʒ.βɐˈzaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɾɐ̃ʒ.vɐˈza.ɾi/

Verb

transvasar (first-person singular present transvaso, first-person singular preterite transvasei, past participle transvasado)

1. (transitive) to pour liquids from a container to another

   Synonyms: trasfegar, baldear, estrufegar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of transvasar (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	transvasar
Personal	transvasar	transvasares	transvasar	transvasarmos	transvasardes	transvasarem
Gerund
	transvasando
Past participle
Masculine	transvasado	transvasados
Feminine	transvasada	transvasadas
Indicative
Present	transvaso	transvasas	transvasa	transvasamos	transvasais	transvasam
Imperfect	transvasava	transvasavas	transvasava	transvasávamos	transvasáveis	transvasavam
Preterite	transvasei	transvasaste	transvasou	transvasamos1, transvasámos2	transvasastes	transvasaram
Pluperfect	transvasara	transvasaras	transvasara	transvasáramos	transvasáreis	transvasaram
Future	transvasarei	transvasarás	transvasará	transvasaremos	transvasareis	transvasarão
Conditional	transvasaria	transvasarias	transvasaria	transvasaríamos	transvasaríeis	transvasariam
Subjunctive
Present	transvase	transvases	transvase	transvasemos	transvaseis	transvasem
Imperfect	transvasasse	transvasasses	transvasasse	transvasássemos	transvasásseis	transvasassem
Future	transvasar	transvasares	transvasar	transvasarmos	transvasardes	transvasarem
Imperative
Affirmative		transvasa	transvase	transvasemos	transvasai	transvasem
Negative (não)	não transvases	não transvase	não transvasemos	não transvaseis	não transvasem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• trans-
• vasar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Alternative forms

• trasvasar

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der.

Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t

Proto-Indo-European *-ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts

Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts

Proto-Italic *trāns

Latin trānsbor.

Spanish trans-

Proto-Italic *wāss

Latin vās

Proto-Indo-European *-om

Proto-Italic *-om

Latin -um

Latin vāsum

Old Spanish vaso

Spanish vaso

Spanish -ar

Spanish transvasar

From trans- + vaso + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɾansbaˈsaɾ/ [t̪ɾãnz.β̞aˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: trans‧va‧sar

Verb

transvasar (first-person singular present transvaso, first-person singular preterite transvasé, past participle transvasado)

1. (transitive) to decant

   Synonym: decantar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of transvasar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive	transvasar
gerund	transvasando
past participle		masculine	feminine
singular	transvasado	transvasada
plural	transvasados	transvasadas
	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	transvaso	transvasastú transvasásvos	transvasa	transvasamos	transvasáis	transvasan
imperfect	transvasaba	transvasabas	transvasaba	transvasábamos	transvasabais	transvasaban
preterite	transvasé	transvasaste	transvasó	transvasamos	transvasasteis	transvasaron
future	transvasaré	transvasarás	transvasará	transvasaremos	transvasaréis	transvasarán
conditional	transvasaría	transvasarías	transvasaría	transvasaríamos	transvasaríais	transvasarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
present	transvase	transvasestú transvasésvos2	transvase	transvasemos	transvaséis	transvasen
imperfect (ra)	transvasara	transvasaras	transvasara	transvasáramos	transvasarais	transvasaran
imperfect (se)	transvasase	transvasases	transvasase	transvasásemos	transvasaseis	transvasasen
future1	transvasare	transvasares	transvasare	transvasáremos	transvasareis	transvasaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
affirmative		transvasatú transvasávos	transvase	transvasemos	transvasad	transvasen
negative		no transvases	no transvase	no transvasemos	no transvaséis	no transvasen

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

    Selected combined forms of transvasar

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 transvasar	dative	transvasarme	transvasarte	transvasarle, transvasarse	transvasarnos	transvasaros	transvasarles, transvasarse
accusative	transvasarme	transvasarte	transvasarlo, transvasarla, transvasarse	transvasarnos	transvasaros	transvasarlos, transvasarlas, transvasarse
with gerund transvasando	dative	transvasándome	transvasándote	transvasándole, transvasándose	transvasándonos	transvasándoos	transvasándoles, transvasándose
accusative	transvasándome	transvasándote	transvasándolo, transvasándola, transvasándose	transvasándonos	transvasándoos	transvasándolos, transvasándolas, transvasándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative transvasa	dative	transvásame	transvásate	transvásale	transvásanos	not used	transvásales
accusative	transvásame	transvásate	transvásalo, transvásala	transvásanos	not used	transvásalos, transvásalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative transvasá	dative	transvasame	transvasate	transvasale	transvasanos	not used	transvasales
accusative	transvasame	transvasate	transvasalo, transvasala	transvasanos	not used	transvasalos, transvasalas
with formal second-person singular imperative transvase	dative	transváseme	not used	transvásele, transvásese	transvásenos	not used	transváseles
accusative	transváseme	not used	transváselo, transvásela, transvásese	transvásenos	not used	transváselos, transváselas
with first-person plural imperative transvasemos	dative	not used	transvasémoste	transvasémosle	transvasémonos	transvasémoos	transvasémosles
accusative	not used	transvasémoste	transvasémoslo, transvasémosla	transvasémonos	transvasémoos	transvasémoslos, transvasémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative transvasad	dative	transvasadme	not used	transvasadle	transvasadnos	transvasaos	transvasadles
accusative	transvasadme	not used	transvasadlo, transvasadla	transvasadnos	transvasaos	transvasadlos, transvasadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative transvasen	dative	transvásenme	not used	transvásenle	transvásennos	not used	transvásenles, transvásense
accusative	transvásenme	not used	transvásenlo, transvásenla	transvásennos	not used	transvásenlos, transvásenlas, transvásense

Further reading

• “transvasar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025