odorar

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin odōrāre (“to perfume, make fragrant”), derived from odor (“smell”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [u.ðuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [o.ðoˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [o.ðoˈɾaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

odorar (first-person singular present odoro, first-person singular preterite odorí, past participle odorat); root stress: (Northern) /u/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /o/

1. (transitive, archaic, poetic) to smell; to sense the smell of

   Synonyms: olorar, flairar

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of odorar (first conjugation)

infinitive			odorar
gerund			odorant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		odorat		odorada
		plural		odorats		odorades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	odoro	odores	odora	odorem	odoreu	odoren
	imperfect	odorava	odoraves	odorava	odoràvem	odoràveu	odoraven
	future	odoraré	odoraràs	odorarà	odorarem	odorareu	odoraran
	preterite	odorí	odorares	odorà	odoràrem	odoràreu	odoraren
	conditional	odoraria	odoraries	odoraria	odoraríem	odoraríeu	odorarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	odori	odoris	odori	odorem	odoreu	odorin
	imperfect	odorés	odoressis	odorés	odoréssim	odoréssiu	odoressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	odora	odori	odorem	odoreu	odorin
	negative (no)	—	no odoris	no odori	no odorem	no odoreu	no odorin

Further reading

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

Ido

Etymology

Derived from odoro +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /odoˈrar/

Verb

odorar (present odoras, past odoris, future odoros, conditional odorus, imperative odorez)

1. (intransitive) to have a smell or scent, smell (fragrant, etc.), exhale odor

Conjugation

Conjugation of odorar

		present		past		future
infinitive		odorar		odorir		odoror
tense		odoras		odoris		odoros
conditional		odorus		—		—
imperative		odorez		—		—
adjective active participle		odoranta		odorinta		odoronta
adverbial active participle		odorante		odorinte		odoronte
nominal active participle	singular	odoranto		odorinto		odoronto
	plural	odoranti		odorinti		odoronti

See also

• flarar

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₃ed-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *-ōs

Proto-Indo-European *h₃édōs

Proto-Italic *odōs

Old Latin odōs

Latin odor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin odōrārelbor.

Portuguese odorar

Learned borrowing from Latin odōrāre. By surface analysis, odor + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /o.doˈɾa(ʁ)/ [o.doˈɾa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.duˈɾaɾ/ [ɔ.ðuˈɾaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.duˈɾaɾ/ [ɔ.ðuˈɾaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔ.duˈɾa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: o‧do‧rar

Verb

odorar (first-person singular present odoro, first-person singular preterite odorei, past participle odorado)

1. (transitive) to scent, to perfume (to induce smells)

   Synonym: odorizar

   Synonyms: desodorar, desodorizar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of odorar (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	odorar
Personal	odorar	odorares	odorar	odorarmos	odorardes	odorarem
Gerund
	odorando
Past participle
Masculine	odorado			odorados
Feminine	odorada			odoradas
Indicative
Present	odoro	odoras	odora	odoramos	odorais	odoram
Imperfect	odorava	odoravas	odorava	odorávamos	odoráveis	odoravam
Preterite	odorei	odoraste	odorou	odoramos1, odorámos2	odorastes	odoraram
Pluperfect	odorara	odoraras	odorara	odoráramos	odoráreis	odoraram
Future	odorarei	odorarás	odorará	odoraremos	odorareis	odorarão
Conditional	odoraria	odorarias	odoraria	odoraríamos	odoraríeis	odorariam
Subjunctive
Present	odore	odores	odore	odoremos	odoreis	odorem
Imperfect	odorasse	odorasses	odorasse	odorássemos	odorásseis	odorassem
Future	odorar	odorares	odorar	odorarmos	odorardes	odorarem
Imperative
Affirmative		odora	odore	odoremos	odorai	odorem
Negative (não)		não odores	não odore	não odoremos	não odoreis	não odorem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• desodorar
  • desodorante

Further reading

• “odorar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “odorar”, in Dicionário Eletrônico Houaiss [Houaiss Electronic Dictionary] (in Portuguese), São Paulo: UOL, 2004–2026
• “odorar”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “odorar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “odorar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026