connotar

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin connotāre.

Verb

connotar (first-person singular indicative present connoto, past participle connotáu)

1. (transitive) to connote (signify beyond principal meaning)

Conjugation

Conjugation of connotar

infinitive		connotar
gerund		connotando
past participle		m connotáu, f connotada, n connotao, m pl connotaos, f pl connotaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	connoto	connotes	connota	connotamos	connotáis	connoten
	imperfect	connotaba	connotabes	connotaba	connotábemos, connotábamos	connotabeis, connotabais	connotaben
	preterite	connoté	connotasti, connotesti	connotó	connotemos	connotastis, connotestis	connotaron
	pluperfect	connotare, connotara	connotares, connotaras	connotare, connotara	connotáremos, connotáramos	connotareis, connotarais	connotaren, connotaran
	future	connotaré	connotarás	connotará	connotaremos	connotaréis	connotarán
	conditional	connotaría	connotaríes	connotaría	connotaríemos, connotaríamos	connotaríeis, connotaríais	connotaríen
subjunctive	present	connote	connotes, connotas	connote	connotemos	connotéis	connoten, connotan
	imperfect	connotare, connotara	connotares, connotaras	connotare, connotara	connotáremos, connotáramos	connotareis, connotarais	connotaren, connotaran
imperative		—	connota	—	—	connotái	—

Related terms

• connotación
• connotativu

Further reading

• “connotar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin connotāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [kun.nuˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [kon.noˈta]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kon.noˈtaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

connotar (first-person singular present connoto, first-person singular preterite connotí, past participle connotat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (transitive) to imply

Conjugation

    Conjugation of connotar (first conjugation)

infinitive			connotar
gerund			connotant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		connotat		connotada
		plural		connotats		connotades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	connoto	connotes	connota	connotem	connoteu	connoten
	imperfect	connotava	connotaves	connotava	connotàvem	connotàveu	connotaven
	future	connotaré	connotaràs	connotarà	connotarem	connotareu	connotaran
	preterite	connotí	connotares	connotà	connotàrem	connotàreu	connotaren
	conditional	connotaria	connotaries	connotaria	connotaríem	connotaríeu	connotarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	connoti	connotis	connoti	connotem	connoteu	connotin
	imperfect	connotés	connotessis	connotés	connotéssim	connotéssiu	connotessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	connota	connoti	connotem	connoteu	connotin
	negative (no)	—	no connotis	no connoti	no connotem	no connoteu	no connotin

Related terms

connotatiu

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotāre (“to mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + noto (“to note”); equivalent to con- +‎ notar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konnoˈtaɾ/ [kõn.noˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: con‧no‧tar

Verb

connotar (first-person singular present connoto, first-person singular preterite connoté, past participle connotado)

1. (transitive) to imply

Conjugation

    Conjugation of connotar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			connotar
gerund			connotando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		connotado		connotada
		plural		connotados		connotadas
		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	connoto	connotastú connotásvos	connota	connotamos	connotáis	connotan
	imperfect	connotaba	connotabas	connotaba	connotábamos	connotabais	connotaban
	preterite	connoté	connotaste	connotó	connotamos	connotasteis	connotaron
	future	connotaré	connotarás	connotará	connotaremos	connotaréis	connotarán
	conditional	connotaría	connotarías	connotaría	connotaríamos	connotaríais	connotarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	connote	connotestú connotésvos2	connote	connotemos	connotéis	connoten
	imperfect (ra)	connotara	connotaras	connotara	connotáramos	connotarais	connotaran
	imperfect (se)	connotase	connotases	connotase	connotásemos	connotaseis	connotasen
	future1	connotare	connotares	connotare	connotáremos	connotareis	connotaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		connotatú connotávos	connote	connotemos	connotad	connoten
	negative		no connotes	no connote	no connotemos	no connotéis	no connoten

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

    Selected combined forms of connotar

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 connotar	dative	connotarme	connotarte	connotarle, connotarse	connotarnos	connotaros	connotarles, connotarse
	accusative	connotarme	connotarte	connotarlo, connotarla, connotarse	connotarnos	connotaros	connotarlos, connotarlas, connotarse
with gerund connotando	dative	connotándome	connotándote	connotándole, connotándose	connotándonos	connotándoos	connotándoles, connotándose
	accusative	connotándome	connotándote	connotándolo, connotándola, connotándose	connotándonos	connotándoos	connotándolos, connotándolas, connotándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative connota	dative	connótame	connótate	connótale	connótanos	not used	connótales
	accusative	connótame	connótate	connótalo, connótala	connótanos	not used	connótalos, connótalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative connotá	dative	connotame	connotate	connotale	connotanos	not used	connotales
	accusative	connotame	connotate	connotalo, connotala	connotanos	not used	connotalos, connotalas
with formal second-person singular imperative connote	dative	connóteme	not used	connótele, connótese	connótenos	not used	connóteles
	accusative	connóteme	not used	connótelo, connótela, connótese	connótenos	not used	connótelos, connótelas
with first-person plural imperative connotemos	dative	not used	connotémoste	connotémosle	connotémonos	connotémoos	connotémosles
	accusative	not used	connotémoste	connotémoslo, connotémosla	connotémonos	connotémoos	connotémoslos, connotémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative connotad	dative	connotadme	not used	connotadle	connotadnos	connotaos	connotadles
	accusative	connotadme	not used	connotadlo, connotadla	connotadnos	connotaos	connotadlos, connotadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative connoten	dative	connótenme	not used	connótenle	connótennos	not used	connótenles, connótense
	accusative	connótenme	not used	connótenlo, connótenla	connótennos	not used	connótenlos, connótenlas, connótense

Related terms

• connotación

Further reading

• “connotar”, 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