replicar

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin replicāre. Doublet of replegar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [rə.pliˈka]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [re.pliˈkaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [re.pliˈka]

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Verb

replicar (first-person singular present replico, first-person singular preterite repliquí, past participle replicat)

1. to reply

   Synonym: respondre

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of replicar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)

infinitive			replicar
gerund			replicant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		replicat		replicada
		plural		replicats		replicades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	replico	repliques	replica	repliquem	repliqueu	repliquen
	imperfect	replicava	replicaves	replicava	replicàvem	replicàveu	replicaven
	future	replicaré	replicaràs	replicarà	replicarem	replicareu	replicaran
	preterite	repliquí	replicares	replicà	replicàrem	replicàreu	replicaren
	conditional	replicaria	replicaries	replicaria	replicaríem	replicaríeu	replicarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	repliqui	repliquis	repliqui	repliquem	repliqueu	repliquin
	imperfect	repliqués	repliquessis	repliqués	repliquéssim	repliquéssiu	repliquessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	replica	repliqui	repliquem	repliqueu	repliquin
	negative (no)	—	no repliquis	no repliqui	no repliquem	no repliqueu	no repliquin

Derived terms

• rèplica
• replicador
• replicaire

Related terms

• replicació

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Italic *wre-

Latin re-

Proto-Indo-European *pel-

Proto-Indo-European *pleḱ-der.

Latin plicō

Latin replicārelbor.

Portuguese replicar

Learned borrowing from Latin replicāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [he.pliˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [he.pliˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pliˈka(ɾ)/ [he.pliˈka(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pliˈka(ʁ)/ [χe.pliˈka(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /ʁe.pliˈka(ɻ)/ [he.pliˈka(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pliˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pliˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨ.pliˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: re‧pli‧car

Verb

replicar (first-person singular present replico, first-person singular preterite repliquei, past participle replicado)

1. to reply, answer, respond
2. to refute, contest
3. to replicate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of replicar (c-qu alternation) (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	replicar
Personal	replicar	replicares	replicar	replicarmos	replicardes	replicarem
Gerund
	replicando
Past participle
Masculine	replicado			replicados
Feminine	replicada			replicadas
Indicative
Present	replico	replicas	replica	replicamos	replicais	replicam
Imperfect	replicava	replicavas	replicava	replicávamos	replicáveis	replicavam
Preterite	repliquei	replicaste	replicou	replicamos1, replicámos2	replicastes	replicaram
Pluperfect	replicara	replicaras	replicara	replicáramos	replicáreis	replicaram
Future	replicarei	replicarás	replicará	replicaremos	replicareis	replicarão
Conditional	replicaria	replicarias	replicaria	replicaríamos	replicaríeis	replicariam
Subjunctive
Present	replique	repliques	replique	repliquemos	repliqueis	repliquem
Imperfect	replicasse	replicasses	replicasse	replicássemos	replicásseis	replicassem
Future	replicar	replicares	replicar	replicarmos	replicardes	replicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		replica	replique	repliquemos	replicai	repliquem
Negative (não)		não repliques	não replique	não repliquemos	não repliqueis	não repliquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• réplica
• replicação

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin replicāre. Doublet of replegar. Cognate with English replicate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /repliˈkaɾ/ [re.pliˈkaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: re‧pli‧car

Verb

replicar (first-person singular present replico, first-person singular preterite repliqué, past participle replicado)

1. to replicate
2. to answer, reply, retort, rejoin

Conjugation

    Conjugation of replicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			replicar
gerund			replicando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		replicado		replicada
		plural		replicados		replicadas
		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	replico	replicastú replicásvos	replica	replicamos	replicáis	replican
	imperfect	replicaba	replicabas	replicaba	replicábamos	replicabais	replicaban
	preterite	repliqué	replicaste	replicó	replicamos	replicasteis	replicaron
	future	replicaré	replicarás	replicará	replicaremos	replicaréis	replicarán
	conditional	replicaría	replicarías	replicaría	replicaríamos	replicaríais	replicarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	replique	repliquestú repliquésvos2	replique	repliquemos	repliquéis	repliquen
	imperfect (ra)	replicara	replicaras	replicara	replicáramos	replicarais	replicaran
	imperfect (se)	replicase	replicases	replicase	replicásemos	replicaseis	replicasen
	future1	replicare	replicares	replicare	replicáremos	replicareis	replicaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		replicatú replicávos	replique	repliquemos	replicad	repliquen
	negative		no repliques	no replique	no repliquemos	no repliquéis	no repliquen

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

    Selected combined forms of replicar (c-qu 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 replicar	dative	replicarme	replicarte	replicarle, replicarse	replicarnos	replicaros	replicarles, replicarse
	accusative	replicarme	replicarte	replicarlo, replicarla, replicarse	replicarnos	replicaros	replicarlos, replicarlas, replicarse
with gerund replicando	dative	replicándome	replicándote	replicándole, replicándose	replicándonos	replicándoos	replicándoles, replicándose
	accusative	replicándome	replicándote	replicándolo, replicándola, replicándose	replicándonos	replicándoos	replicándolos, replicándolas, replicándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative replica	dative	replícame	replícate	replícale	replícanos	not used	replícales
	accusative	replícame	replícate	replícalo, replícala	replícanos	not used	replícalos, replícalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative replicá	dative	replicame	replicate	replicale	replicanos	not used	replicales
	accusative	replicame	replicate	replicalo, replicala	replicanos	not used	replicalos, replicalas
with formal second-person singular imperative replique	dative	replíqueme	not used	replíquele, replíquese	replíquenos	not used	replíqueles
	accusative	replíqueme	not used	replíquelo, replíquela, replíquese	replíquenos	not used	replíquelos, replíquelas
with first-person plural imperative repliquemos	dative	not used	repliquémoste	repliquémosle	repliquémonos	repliquémoos	repliquémosles
	accusative	not used	repliquémoste	repliquémoslo, repliquémosla	repliquémonos	repliquémoos	repliquémoslos, repliquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative replicad	dative	replicadme	not used	replicadle	replicadnos	replicaos	replicadles
	accusative	replicadme	not used	replicadlo, replicadla	replicadnos	replicaos	replicadlos, replicadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative repliquen	dative	replíquenme	not used	replíquenle	replíquennos	not used	replíquenles, replíquense
	accusative	replíquenme	not used	replíquenlo, replíquenla	replíquennos	not used	replíquenlos, replíquenlas, replíquense

Derived terms

• réplica
• replicación

Further reading

• “replicar”, 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