adiar

Aragonese

Etymology

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Verb

adiar

1. (transitive) to put off, postpone

References

• Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002), “adiar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ dia +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.ðiˈa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ðiˈaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.ðiˈa]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Homophone: adià
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

adiar (first-person singular present adio, first-person singular preterite adií, past participle adiat)

1. (transitive) to schedule

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of adiar (first conjugation)

infinitive			adiar
gerund			adiant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adiat		adiada
		plural		adiats		adiades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	adio	adies	adia	adiem	adieu	adien
	imperfect	adiava	adiaves	adiava	adiàvem	adiàveu	adiaven
	future	adiaré	adiaràs	adiarà	adiarem	adiareu	adiaran
	preterite	adií	adiares	adià	adiàrem	adiàreu	adiaren
	conditional	adiaria	adiaries	adiaria	adiaríem	adiaríeu	adiarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	adiï	adiïs	adiï	adiem	adieu	adiïn
	imperfect	adiés	adiessis	adiés	adiéssim	adiéssiu	adiessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	adia	adiï	adiem	adieu	adiïn
	negative (no)	—	no adiïs	no adiï	no adiem	no adieu	no adiïn

Anagrams

• adirà, Adrià, aidar, daria, iarda, irada, radia, riada

Galician

Etymology

Etymology tree

Galician a-

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws

Proto-Italic *djous

Latin di-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Vulgar Latin *dia

Old Galician-Portuguese dia

Galician día

Proto-Italic *-āzi

▲

Latin -ereinflu.

Latin -āre

Galician -ar

Galician adiar

From a- + día (“day”) + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aðiˈaɾ]

Verb

adiar (first-person singular present adío, first-person singular preterite adiei, past participle adiado)
adiar (first-person singular present adio, first-person singular preterite adiei, past participle adiado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to schedule
2. to postpone

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adiar (i becomes í when stressed)

	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	adiar
Personal	adiar	adiares	adiar	adiarmos	adiardes	adiaren
Gerund
	adiando
Past participle
Masculine	adiado			adiados
Feminine	adiada			adiadas
Indicative
Present	adío	adías	adía	adiamos	adiades	adían
Imperfect	adiaba	adiabas	adiaba	adiabamos	adiabades	adiaban
Preterite	adiei	adiaches	adiou	adiamos	adiastes	adiaron
Pluperfect	adiara	adiaras	adiara	adiaramos	adiarades	adiaran
Future	adiarei	adiarás	adiará	adiaremos	adiaredes	adiarán
Conditional	adiaría	adiarías	adiaría	adiariamos	adiariades	adiarían
Subjunctive
Present	adíe	adíes	adíe	adiemos	adiedes	adíen
Imperfect	adiase	adiases	adiase	adiásemos	adiásedes	adiasen
Future	adiar	adiares	adiar	adiarmos	adiardes	adiaren
Imperative
Affirmative		adía	adíe	adiemos	adiade	adíen
Negative (non)		non adíes	non adíe	non adiemos	non adiedes	non adíen

    Reintegrated conjugation of adiar (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	adiar
Personal	adiar	adiares	adiar	adiarmos	adiardes	adiarem
Gerund
	adiando
Past participle
Masculine	adiado			adiados
Feminine	adiada			adiadas
Indicative
Present	adio	adias	adia	adiamos	adiades, adiais	adiam
Imperfect	adiava	adiavas	adiava	adiávamos	adiávades, adiáveis, adiávais1	adiavam
Preterite	adiei	adiaste, adiache1	adiou	adiamos	adiastes	adiárom, adiaram
Pluperfect	adiara	adiaras	adiara	adiáramos	adiárades, adiáreis, adiárais1	adiaram
Future	adiarei	adiarás	adiará	adiaremos	adiaredes, adiareis	adiarám, adiarão
Conditional	adiaria	adiarias	adiaria	adiaríamos	adiaríades, adiaríeis, adiaríais1	adiariam
Subjunctive
Present	adie	adies	adie	adiemos	adiedes, adieis	adiem
Imperfect	adiasse	adiasses	adiasse	adiássemos	adiássedes, adiásseis	adiassem
Future	adiar	adiares	adiar	adiarmos	adiardes	adiarem
Imperative
Affirmative		adia	adie	adiemos	adiade, adiai	adiem
Negative (nom)		nom adies	nom adie	nom adiemos	nom adiedes, nom adieis	nom adiem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• adío

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “adiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “adiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “adiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ido

Etymology

From adio (“goodbye”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdi̯ar/

Verb

adiar (present tense adias, past tense adiis, future tense adios, imperative adiez, conditional adius)

1. to say goodbye, bid farewell

Conjugation

Conjugation of adiar

		present		past		future
infinitive		adiar		adiir		adior
tense		adias		adiis		adios
conditional		adius		—		—
imperative		adiez		—		—
adjective active participle		adianta		adiinta		adionta
adverbial active participle		adiante		adiinte		adionte
nominal active participle	singular	adianto		adiinto		adionto
	plural	adianti		adiinti		adionti
adjective passive participle		adiata		adiita		adiota
adverbial passive participle		adiate		adiite		adiote
nominal passive participle	singular	adiato		adiito		adioto
	plural	adiati		adiiti		adioti

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Portuguese a-

Proto-Indo-European *dyew-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *dyḗws

Proto-Italic *djous

Latin di-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Italic *-ā

Latin -a

Vulgar Latin *dia

Old Galician-Portuguese dia

Portuguese dia

Portuguese -ar

Portuguese adiar

From a- + dia + -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒiˈa(h)], (faster) /aˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/ [aˈd͡ʒja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒiˈa(h)], (faster) /aˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/ [aˈd͡ʒja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈa(ɾ)/, (faster) /aˈd͡ʒja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈa(ʁ)/ [a.d͡ʒiˈa(χ)], (faster) /aˈd͡ʒja(ʁ)/ [aˈd͡ʒja(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /a.d͡ʒiˈa(ɻ)/, (faster) /aˈd͡ʒja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdjaɾ/ [ɐˈðjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdjaɾ/ [ɐˈðjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐˈdja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧di‧ar

Verb

adiar (first-person singular present adio, first-person singular preterite adiei, past participle adiado)

1. (transitive) to postpone, delay, adjourn, defer

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adiar (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	adiar
Personal	adiar	adiares	adiar	adiarmos	adiardes	adiarem
Gerund
	adiando
Past participle
Masculine	adiado			adiados
Feminine	adiada			adiadas
Indicative
Present	adio	adias	adia	adiamos	adiais	adiam
Imperfect	adiava	adiavas	adiava	adiávamos	adiáveis	adiavam
Preterite	adiei	adiaste	adiou	adiamos1, adiámos2	adiastes	adiaram
Pluperfect	adiara	adiaras	adiara	adiáramos	adiáreis	adiaram
Future	adiarei	adiarás	adiará	adiaremos	adiareis	adiarão
Conditional	adiaria	adiarias	adiaria	adiaríamos	adiaríeis	adiariam
Subjunctive
Present	adie	adies	adie	adiemos	adieis	adiem
Imperfect	adiasse	adiasses	adiasse	adiássemos	adiásseis	adiassem
Future	adiar	adiares	adiar	adiarmos	adiardes	adiarem
Imperative
Affirmative		adia	adie	adiemos	adiai	adiem
Negative (não)		não adies	não adie	não adiemos	não adieis	não adiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + día (“day”) + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdjaɾ/ [aˈð̞jaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧diar

Verb

adiar (first-person singular present adío, first-person singular preterite adié, past participle adiado)

1. (rare, transitive) to schedule

Conjugation

    Conjugation of adiar (i-í alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			adiar
gerund			adiando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		adiado		adiada
		plural		adiados		adiadas
		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	adío	adíastú adiásvos	adía	adiamos	adiáis	adían
	imperfect	adiaba	adiabas	adiaba	adiábamos	adiabais	adiaban
	preterite	adié	adiaste	adió	adiamos	adiasteis	adiaron
	future	adiaré	adiarás	adiará	adiaremos	adiaréis	adiarán
	conditional	adiaría	adiarías	adiaría	adiaríamos	adiaríais	adiarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	adíe	adíestú adiésvos2	adíe	adiemos	adiéis	adíen
	imperfect (ra)	adiara	adiaras	adiara	adiáramos	adiarais	adiaran
	imperfect (se)	adiase	adiases	adiase	adiásemos	adiaseis	adiasen
	future1	adiare	adiares	adiare	adiáremos	adiareis	adiaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		adíatú adiávos	adíe	adiemos	adiad	adíen
	negative		no adíes	no adíe	no adiemos	no adiéis	no adíen

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

Further reading

• “adiar”, 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