ulular

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ululāre. Compare udolar (an inherited doublet).

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

ulular (first-person singular present ululo, first-person singular preterite ululí, past participle ululat)

1. to ululate, to howl

   Synonym: udolar

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of ulular (first conjugation)

infinitive			ulular
gerund			ululant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ululat		ululada
		plural		ululats		ululades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ululo	ulules	ulula	ululem	ululeu	ululen
	imperfect	ululava	ululaves	ululava	ululàvem	ululàveu	ululaven
	future	ulularé	ulularàs	ulularà	ulularem	ululareu	ulularan
	preterite	ululí	ululares	ululà	ululàrem	ululàreu	ulularen
	conditional	ulularia	ulularies	ulularia	ulularíem	ulularíeu	ulularien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	ululi	ululis	ululi	ululem	ululeu	ululin
	imperfect	ululés	ululessis	ululés	ululéssim	ululéssiu	ululessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	ulula	ululi	ululem	ululeu	ululin
	negative (no)	—	no ululis	no ululi	no ululem	no ululeu	no ululin

Related terms

• ululació

Further reading

• “ulular”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English ululate, French ululer, Italian ululare, Spanish ulular, from Latin ululō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /u.luˈlar/

Verb

ulular (present ululas, past ululis, future ululos, conditional ululus, imperative ululez)

1. (intransitive) to ululate, to howl

   Uli ululis uldie. ― Some ululated some day.

Conjugation

Conjugation of ulular

		present		past		future
infinitive		ulular		ululir		ululor
tense		ululas		ululis		ululos
conditional		ululus		—		—
imperative		ululez		—		—
adjective active participle		ululanta		ululinta		ululonta
adverbial active participle		ululante		ululinte		ululonte
nominal active participle	singular	ululanto		ululinto		ululonto
	plural	ululanti		ululinti		ululonti

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ululāre. Compare uivar (an inherited doublet).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.luˈla(ʁ)/ [u.luˈla(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.luˈlaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.luˈlaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.luˈla.ɾi/

Verb

ulular (first-person singular present ululo, first-person singular preterite ululei, past participle ululado)

1. to ululate
2. to howl

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ulular (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	ulular
Personal	ulular	ululares	ulular	ulularmos	ululardes	ulularem
Gerund
	ululando
Past participle
Masculine	ululado			ululados
Feminine	ululada			ululadas
Indicative
Present	ululo	ululas	ulula	ululamos	ululais	ululam
Imperfect	ululava	ululavas	ululava	ululávamos	ululáveis	ululavam
Preterite	ululei	ululaste	ululou	ululamos1, ululámos2	ululastes	ulularam
Pluperfect	ululara	ulularas	ululara	ululáramos	ululáreis	ulularam
Future	ulularei	ulularás	ululará	ulularemos	ululareis	ulularão
Conditional	ulularia	ulularias	ulularia	ulularíamos	ulularíeis	ululariam
Subjunctive
Present	ulule	ulules	ulule	ululemos	ululeis	ululem
Imperfect	ululasse	ululasses	ululasse	ululássemos	ululásseis	ululassem
Future	ulular	ululares	ulular	ulularmos	ululardes	ulularem
Imperative
Affirmative		ulula	ulule	ululemos	ululai	ululem
Negative (não)		não ulules	não ulule	não ululemos	não ululeis	não ululem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ululāre. Compare aullar (an inherited doublet). Cognate with English ululate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /uluˈlaɾ/ [u.luˈlaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: u‧lu‧lar

Verb

ulular (first-person singular present ululo, first-person singular preterite ululé, past participle ululado)

1. (intransitive) to ululate
2. (intransitive) to wail; to howl
3. (intransitive) to hoot

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ulular (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			ulular
gerund			ululando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ululado		ululada
		plural		ululados		ululadas
		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	ululo	ululastú ululásvos	ulula	ululamos	ululáis	ululan
	imperfect	ululaba	ululabas	ululaba	ululábamos	ululabais	ululaban
	preterite	ululé	ululaste	ululó	ululamos	ululasteis	ulularon
	future	ulularé	ulularás	ululará	ulularemos	ulularéis	ulularán
	conditional	ulularía	ulularías	ulularía	ulularíamos	ulularíais	ulularían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ulule	ululestú ululésvos2	ulule	ululemos	ululéis	ululen
	imperfect (ra)	ululara	ulularas	ululara	ululáramos	ulularais	ulularan
	imperfect (se)	ululase	ululases	ululase	ululásemos	ululaseis	ululasen
	future1	ululare	ululares	ululare	ululáremos	ululareis	ulularen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		ululatú ululávos	ulule	ululemos	ululad	ululen
	negative		no ulules	no ulule	no ululemos	no ululéis	no ululen

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

Related terms

• aullar
• ululato

Further reading

• “ulular”, 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