enterrar

See also: enterar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ terra +‎ -ar or Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put into earth”), from Latin terra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ən.təˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [en.teˈraɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [en.teˈra]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

enterrar (first-person singular present enterro, first-person singular preterite enterrí, past participle enterrat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Central) /ɛ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /e/

1. to bury; to inter

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of enterrar (first conjugation)

infinitive			enterrar
gerund			enterrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enterrat		enterrada
		plural		enterrats		enterrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	enterro	enterres	enterra	enterrem	enterreu	enterren
	imperfect	enterrava	enterraves	enterrava	enterràvem	enterràveu	enterraven
	future	enterraré	enterraràs	enterrarà	enterrarem	enterrareu	enterraran
	preterite	enterrí	enterrares	enterrà	enterràrem	enterràreu	enterraren
	conditional	enterraria	enterraries	enterraria	enterraríem	enterraríeu	enterrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	enterri	enterris	enterri	enterrem	enterreu	enterrin
	imperfect	enterrés	enterressis	enterrés	enterréssim	enterréssiu	enterressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	enterra	enterri	enterrem	enterreu	enterrin
	negative (no)	—	no enterris	no enterri	no enterrem	no enterreu	no enterrin

Derived terms

• desenterrar
• enterrador
• enterrament
• enterramorts

Related terms

• soterrar
• terra

References

• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “enterrar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *interrāre.

Verb

enterrar (first-person singular present enterro, first-person singular preterite enterrei, past participle enterrado)

1. to bury; to inter

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enterrar

	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	enterrar
Personal	enterrar	enterrares	enterrar	enterrarmos	enterrardes	enterraren
Gerund
	enterrando
Past participle
Masculine	enterrado			enterrados
Feminine	enterrada			enterradas
Indicative
Present	enterro	enterras	enterra	enterramos	enterrades	enterran
Imperfect	enterraba	enterrabas	enterraba	enterrabamos	enterrabades	enterraban
Preterite	enterrei	enterraches	enterrou	enterramos	enterrastes	enterraron
Pluperfect	enterrara	enterraras	enterrara	enterraramos	enterrarades	enterraran
Future	enterrarei	enterrarás	enterrará	enterraremos	enterraredes	enterrarán
Conditional	enterraría	enterrarías	enterraría	enterrariamos	enterrariades	enterrarían
Subjunctive
Present	enterre	enterres	enterre	enterremos	enterredes	enterren
Imperfect	enterrase	enterrases	enterrase	enterrásemos	enterrásedes	enterrasen
Future	enterrar	enterrares	enterrar	enterrarmos	enterrardes	enterraren
Imperative
Affirmative		enterra	enterre	enterremos	enterrade	enterren
Negative (non)		non enterres	non enterre	non enterremos	non enterredes	non enterren

    Reintegrated conjugation of enterrar (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	enterrar
Personal	enterrar	enterrares	enterrar	enterrarmos	enterrardes	enterrarem
Gerund
	enterrando
Past participle
Masculine	enterrado			enterrados
Feminine	enterrada			enterradas
Indicative
Present	enterro	enterras	enterra	enterramos	enterrades, enterrais	enterram
Imperfect	enterrava	enterravas	enterrava	enterrávamos	enterrávades, enterráveis, enterrávais1	enterravam
Preterite	enterrei	enterraste, enterrache1	enterrou	enterramos	enterrastes	enterrárom, enterraram
Pluperfect	enterrara	enterraras	enterrara	enterráramos	enterrárades, enterráreis, enterrárais1	enterraram
Future	enterrarei	enterrarás	enterrará	enterraremos	enterraredes, enterrareis	enterrarám, enterrarão
Conditional	enterraria	enterrarias	enterraria	enterraríamos	enterraríades, enterraríeis, enterraríais1	enterrariam
Subjunctive
Present	enterre	enterres	enterre	enterremos	enterredes, enterreis	enterrem
Imperfect	enterrasse	enterrasses	enterrasse	enterrássemos	enterrássedes, enterrásseis	enterrassem
Future	enterrar	enterrares	enterrar	enterrarmos	enterrardes	enterrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		enterra	enterre	enterremos	enterrade, enterrai	enterrem
Negative (nom)		nom enterres	nom enterre	nom enterremos	nom enterredes, nom enterreis	nom enterrem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• enterramento
• enterro

Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put into earth”), from Latin terra.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

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Verb

enterrar

1. to bury; to inter

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		enterrar			aver enterrat
gerund		enterrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enterrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	enterri	enterras	enterra	enterram	enterratz	enterran
	imperfect	enterravi	enterravas	enterrava	enterràvem	enterràvetz	enterravan
	preterite	enterrèri	enterrères	enterrèt	enterrèrem	enterrèretz	enterrèron
	future	enterrarai	enterraràs	enterrarà	enterrarem	enterraretz	enterraràn
	conditional	enterrariái	enterrariás	enterrariá	enterrariam	enterrariatz	enterrarián
	conditional 2nd form1	enterrèra	enterrèras	enterrèra	enterreram	enterreratz	enterrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	enterre	enterres	enterre	enterrem	enterretz	enterren
	imperfect	enterrèssi	enterrèsses	enterrèsse	enterrèssem	enterrèssetz	enterrèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			enterra		enterrem	enterratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		enterrar			aver enterrat
gerund		enterrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enterrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	enterre	enterres	enterra	enterram	enterratz	enterron
	imperfect	enterrave	enterraves	enterrava	enterraviam	enterraviatz	enterravon
	preterite	enterrere	enterreres	enterret	enterrem	enterretz	enterreron
	future	enterrarai	enterraràs	enterrará	enterrarem	enterraretz	enterrarán
	conditional	enterrariá	enterrariás	enterrariá	enterrariam	enterrariatz	enterrarián
	conditional 2nd form1	enterrèra	enterrèras	enterrèra	enterreram	enterreratz	enterrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	enterre	enterres	enterre	enterrassiam	enterrassiatz	enterron
	imperfect	enterresse	enterresses	enterresse	enterressiam	enterressiatz	enterresson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			enterra		enterrassiam	enterratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		enterrar			aver enterrat
gerund		enterrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enterrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	enterri	enterras	enterra	enterram	enterratz	enterran
	imperfect	enterravi	enterravas	enterrava	enterràvam	enterràvatz	enterravan
	preterite	enterrèi	enterrès	enterrè	enterrèm	enterrètz	enterrèn
	future	enterrarèi	enterraràs	enterrarà	enterraram	enterraratz	enterraràn
	conditional	enterrarí	enterrarés	enterraré	enterrarem	enterraretz	enterrarén
	conditional 2nd form1	enterrèra	enterrèras	enterrèra	enterreram	enterreratz	enterrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	enterri	enterres	enterre	enterrem	enterretz	enterren
	imperfect	enterrèssi	enterrèsses	enterrèsse	enterrèssem	enterrèssetz	enterrèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			enterra		enterrem	enterratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		enterrar			aver enterrat
gerund		enterrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enterrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	enterre	enterras	enterra	enterram	enterratz	enterran
	imperfect	enterrava	enterravas	enterrava	enterràvam	enterràvatz	enterravan
	preterite	enterrei	enterreras	enterret	enterrèram	enterrèratz	enterreran
	future	enterrarai	enterraràs	enterrará	enterrarem	enterraretz	enterrarán
	conditional	enterrariá	enterrariàs	enterrariá	enterrariam	enterrariatz	enterrarián
	conditional 2nd form1	enterrèra	enterrèras	enterrèra	enterreram	enterreratz	enterrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	enterre	enterres	enterre	enterrem	enterretz	enterren
	imperfect	enterrèsse	enterrèsses	enterrèsse	enterrèssem	enterrèssetz	enterrèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			enterra		enterrem	enterratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		enterrar			aver enterrat
gerund		enterrant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		enterrat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	enterre	enterres	enterra	enterram	enterratz	enterran
	imperfect	enterravi	enterravas	enterrava	enterràvem	enterràvetz	enterravan
	preterite	enterrère	enterrères	enterrèt	enterreriam	enterreriatz	enterrèron
	future	enterrarai	enterraràs	enterrarà	enterrarem	enterraretz	enterraràn
	conditional	enterrariáu	enterrariás	enterrariá	enterrariam	enterrariatz	enterrarián
	conditional 2nd form1	enterrèra	enterrèras	enterrèra	enterreram	enterreratz	enterrèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	enterre	enterres	enterre	enterrem	enterretz	enterran
	imperfect	enterrèsse	enterrèsses	enterrèsse	enterressiam	enterressiatz	enterrèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			enterra		enterrem	enterratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

Derived terms

• enterrament

Related terms

• sosterrar
• tèrra

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese enterrar, from Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put into earth”), from Latin terra. By surface analysis, en- +‎ terra +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.teˈha(h)], /ĩ.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teˈha(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.teˈha(h)], /ĩ.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teˈha(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.teˈʁa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.teˈha(ɾ)], /ĩ.teˈʁa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.teˈha(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.teˈχa(χ)], /ĩ.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teˈχa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.teˈʁa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.teˈha(ɻ)], /ĩ.teˈʁa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.teˈha(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.tɨˈʁaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.tɨˈʁaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.tɨˈʁa.ɾi/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: en‧ter‧rar

Verb

enterrar (first-person singular present enterro, first-person singular preterite enterrei, past participle enterrado)

1. to bury, to inter, to entomb
   • 2007, J. K. Rowling, translated by Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e as Relíquias da Morte [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows] (Harry Potter; 7), Rio de Janeiro: Rocco, →ISBN, page 372:

     Quero enterrá-lo como deve ser.

     I want to bury him like I should.

2. (basketball) to dunk

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enterrar (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	enterrar
Personal	enterrar	enterrares	enterrar	enterrarmos	enterrardes	enterrarem
Gerund
	enterrando
Past participle
Masculine	enterrado			enterrados
Feminine	enterrada			enterradas
Indicative
Present	enterro	enterras	enterra	enterramos	enterrais	enterram
Imperfect	enterrava	enterravas	enterrava	enterrávamos	enterráveis	enterravam
Preterite	enterrei	enterraste	enterrou	enterramos1, enterrámos2	enterrastes	enterraram
Pluperfect	enterrara	enterraras	enterrara	enterráramos	enterráreis	enterraram
Future	enterrarei	enterrarás	enterrará	enterraremos	enterrareis	enterrarão
Conditional	enterraria	enterrarias	enterraria	enterraríamos	enterraríeis	enterrariam
Subjunctive
Present	enterre	enterres	enterre	enterremos	enterreis	enterrem
Imperfect	enterrasse	enterrasses	enterrasse	enterrássemos	enterrásseis	enterrassem
Future	enterrar	enterrares	enterrar	enterrarmos	enterrardes	enterrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		enterra	enterre	enterremos	enterrai	enterrem
Negative (não)		não enterres	não enterre	não enterremos	não enterreis	não enterrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• enterramento
• enterro

Related terms

• soterrar
• terra

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *interrāre (“to put into earth”), from Latin terra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enteˈraɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪eˈraɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧te‧rrar

Verb

enterrar (first-person singular present entierro, first-person singular preterite enterré, past participle enterrado)

1. to bury; to entomb

   Synonym: sepultar

2. (Argentina, Andes Mountains, Canary Islands, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela) to stick (press something with a sharp point into something else)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enterrar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			enterrar
gerund			enterrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enterrado		enterrada
		plural		enterrados		enterradas
		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	entierro	entierrastú enterrásvos	entierra	enterramos	enterráis	entierran
	imperfect	enterraba	enterrabas	enterraba	enterrábamos	enterrabais	enterraban
	preterite	enterré	enterraste	enterró	enterramos	enterrasteis	enterraron
	future	enterraré	enterrarás	enterrará	enterraremos	enterraréis	enterrarán
	conditional	enterraría	enterrarías	enterraría	enterraríamos	enterraríais	enterrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	entierre	entierrestú enterrésvos2	entierre	enterremos	enterréis	entierren
	imperfect (ra)	enterrara	enterraras	enterrara	enterráramos	enterrarais	enterraran
	imperfect (se)	enterrase	enterrases	enterrase	enterrásemos	enterraseis	enterrasen
	future1	enterrare	enterrares	enterrare	enterráremos	enterrareis	enterraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		entierratú enterrávos	entierre	enterremos	enterrad	entierren
	negative		no entierres	no entierre	no enterremos	no enterréis	no entierren

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

    Selected combined forms of enterrar (e-ie 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 enterrar	dative	enterrarme	enterrarte	enterrarle, enterrarse	enterrarnos	enterraros	enterrarles, enterrarse
	accusative	enterrarme	enterrarte	enterrarlo, enterrarla, enterrarse	enterrarnos	enterraros	enterrarlos, enterrarlas, enterrarse
with gerund enterrando	dative	enterrándome	enterrándote	enterrándole, enterrándose	enterrándonos	enterrándoos	enterrándoles, enterrándose
	accusative	enterrándome	enterrándote	enterrándolo, enterrándola, enterrándose	enterrándonos	enterrándoos	enterrándolos, enterrándolas, enterrándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative entierra	dative	entiérrame	entiérrate	entiérrale	entiérranos	not used	entiérrales
	accusative	entiérrame	entiérrate	entiérralo, entiérrala	entiérranos	not used	entiérralos, entiérralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative enterrá	dative	enterrame	enterrate	enterrale	enterranos	not used	enterrales
	accusative	enterrame	enterrate	enterralo, enterrala	enterranos	not used	enterralos, enterralas
with formal second-person singular imperative entierre	dative	entiérreme	not used	entiérrele, entiérrese	entiérrenos	not used	entiérreles
	accusative	entiérreme	not used	entiérrelo, entiérrela, entiérrese	entiérrenos	not used	entiérrelos, entiérrelas
with first-person plural imperative enterremos	dative	not used	enterrémoste	enterrémosle	enterrémonos	enterrémoos	enterrémosles
	accusative	not used	enterrémoste	enterrémoslo, enterrémosla	enterrémonos	enterrémoos	enterrémoslos, enterrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enterrad	dative	enterradme	not used	enterradle	enterradnos	enterraos	enterradles
	accusative	enterradme	not used	enterradlo, enterradla	enterradnos	enterraos	enterradlos, enterradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative entierren	dative	entiérrenme	not used	entiérrenle	entiérrennos	not used	entiérrenles, entiérrense
	accusative	entiérrenme	not used	entiérrenlo, entiérrenla	entiérrennos	not used	entiérrenlos, entiérrenlas, entiérrense

Derived terms

• enterrador
• enterrar en el olvido
• llover más que cuando enterraron a Zafra

Related terms

• desenterrar
• entierro
• soterrar
• tierra

Further reading

• “enterrar”, 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
• “enterrar”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010
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