domar

See also: domař

Catalan

Alternative forms

• domtar

Etymology

From Latin domāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [duˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [doˈma]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [doˈmaɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

domar (first-person singular present domo, first-person singular preterite domí, past participle domat); root stress: (Northern) /u/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /o/

1. to tame

   Synonym: amansir

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of domar (first conjugation)

infinitive			domar
gerund			domant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		domat		domada
		plural		domats		domades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	domo	domes	doma	domem	domeu	domen
	imperfect	domava	domaves	domava	domàvem	domàveu	domaven
	future	domaré	domaràs	domarà	domarem	domareu	domaran
	preterite	domí	domares	domà	domàrem	domàreu	domaren
	conditional	domaria	domaries	domaria	domaríem	domaríeu	domarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	domi	domis	domi	domem	domeu	domin
	imperfect	domés	domessis	domés	doméssim	doméssiu	domessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	doma	domi	domem	domeu	domin
	negative (no)	—	no domis	no domi	no domem	no domeu	no domin

Related terms

• domable
• domador
• domadura
• domatge

Further reading

• “domar”, 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
• “domar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “domar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “domar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doˈmar/
• Rhymes: -ar
• Hyphenation: do‧màr

Verb

domar (apocopated)

1. apocopic form of domare

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *domh₂éyeti

Proto-Italic *domaō?

Latin domāre

Portuguese domar

Inherited from Latin domāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /doˈma(ʁ)/ [doˈma(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: do‧mar

Verb

domar (first-person singular present domo, first-person singular preterite domei, past participle domado)

1. to tame
2. to domesticate
3. to curb

Conjugation

    Conjugation of domar (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	domar
Personal	domar	domares	domar	domarmos	domardes	domarem
Gerund
	domando
Past participle
Masculine	domado			domados
Feminine	domada			domadas
Indicative
Present	domo	domas	doma	domamos	domais	domam
Imperfect	domava	domavas	domava	domávamos	domáveis	domavam
Preterite	domei	domaste	domou	domamos1, domámos2	domastes	domaram
Pluperfect	domara	domaras	domara	domáramos	domáreis	domaram
Future	domarei	domarás	domará	domaremos	domareis	domarão
Conditional	domaria	domarias	domaria	domaríamos	domaríeis	domariam
Subjunctive
Present	dome	domes	dome	domemos	domeis	domem
Imperfect	domasse	domasses	domasse	domássemos	domásseis	domassem
Future	domar	domares	domar	domarmos	domardes	domarem
Imperative
Affirmative		doma	dome	domemos	domai	domem
Negative (não)		não domes	não dome	não domemos	não domeis	não domem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• domador

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From dom +‎ ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dǒmaːr/
• Hyphenation: do‧mar

Noun

dòmār m anim (Cyrillic spelling до̀ма̄р)

1. janitor

Declension

Declension of domar

	singular	plural
nominative	dòmār	domari
genitive	domára	domara
dative	domaru	domarima
accusative	domara	domare
vocative	domaru	domari
locative	domaru	domarima
instrumental	domarom	domarima

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *demh₂-

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti

Proto-Indo-European *domh₂éyeti

Proto-Italic *domaō?

Latin domāre

Old Spanish domar

Spanish domar

Inherited from Old Spanish domar, from Latin domāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /doˈmaɾ/ [d̪oˈmaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: do‧mar

Verb

domar (first-person singular present domo, first-person singular preterite domé, past participle domado)

1. to tame

Conjugation

    Conjugation of domar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			domar
gerund			domando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		domado		domada
		plural		domados		domadas
		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	domo	domastú domásvos	doma	domamos	domáis	doman
	imperfect	domaba	domabas	domaba	domábamos	domabais	domaban
	preterite	domé	domaste	domó	domamos	domasteis	domaron
	future	domaré	domarás	domará	domaremos	domaréis	domarán
	conditional	domaría	domarías	domaría	domaríamos	domaríais	domarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	dome	domestú domésvos2	dome	domemos	doméis	domen
	imperfect (ra)	domara	domaras	domara	domáramos	domarais	domaran
	imperfect (se)	domase	domases	domase	domásemos	domaseis	domasen
	future1	domare	domares	domare	domáremos	domareis	domaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		domatú domávos	dome	domemos	domad	domen
	negative		no domes	no dome	no domemos	no doméis	no domen

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

    Selected combined forms of domar

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 domar	dative	domarme	domarte	domarle, domarse	domarnos	domaros	domarles, domarse
	accusative	domarme	domarte	domarlo, domarla, domarse	domarnos	domaros	domarlos, domarlas, domarse
with gerund domando	dative	domándome	domándote	domándole, domándose	domándonos	domándoos	domándoles, domándose
	accusative	domándome	domándote	domándolo, domándola, domándose	domándonos	domándoos	domándolos, domándolas, domándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative doma	dative	dómame	dómate	dómale	dómanos	not used	dómales
	accusative	dómame	dómate	dómalo, dómala	dómanos	not used	dómalos, dómalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative domá	dative	domame	domate	domale	domanos	not used	domales
	accusative	domame	domate	domalo, domala	domanos	not used	domalos, domalas
with formal second-person singular imperative dome	dative	dómeme	not used	dómele, dómese	dómenos	not used	dómeles
	accusative	dómeme	not used	dómelo, dómela, dómese	dómenos	not used	dómelos, dómelas
with first-person plural imperative domemos	dative	not used	domémoste	domémosle	domémonos	domémoos	domémosles
	accusative	not used	domémoste	domémoslo, domémosla	domémonos	domémoos	domémoslos, domémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative domad	dative	domadme	not used	domadle	domadnos	domaos	domadles
	accusative	domadme	not used	domadlo, domadla	domadnos	domaos	domadlos, domadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative domen	dative	dómenme	not used	dómenle	dómennos	not used	dómenles, dómense
	accusative	dómenme	not used	dómenlo, dómenla	dómennos	not used	dómenlos, dómenlas, dómense

Related terms

• domable
• domador
• domadura
• indómito

Further reading

• “domar”, 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

Swedish

Noun

domar

1. indefinite plural of dom