evocar
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Latin#EVOCARCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#EVOCAR ēvocāre (“to call out, to summon”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.βuˈka]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.voˈka]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.voˈkaɾ]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#EVOCARAudio (Barcelona): (file) - Homophone: evocàCategory:Catalan terms with homophones#EVOCAR
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)Category:Rhymes:Catalan/a(ɾ)#EVOCARCategory:Rhymes:Catalan/a(ɾ)/3 syllables#EVOCAR
Verb
evocar (first-person singular present evoco, first-person singular preterite evoquí, past participle evocat)Category:Catalan lemmas#EVOCARCategory:Catalan verbs#EVOCARCategory:Catalan first conjugation verbs#EVOCARCategory:Catalan verbs with c-qu alternation#EVOCARCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#EVOCARCategory:Pages with entries#EVOCARCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EVOCAR; root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
- (transitiveCategory:Catalan transitive verbs#EVOCAR) to evoke
- Synonym: suggerir
Conjugation
| infinitive | evocar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | evocant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | evocat | evocada | |||||
| plural | evocats | evocades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | evoco | evoques | evoca | evoquem | evoqueu | evoquen | |
| imperfect | evocava | evocaves | evocava | evocàvem | evocàveu | evocaven | |
| future | evocaré | evocaràs | evocarà | evocarem | evocareu | evocaran | |
| preterite | evoquí | evocares | evocà | evocàrem | evocàreu | evocaren | |
| conditional | evocaria | evocaries | evocaria | evocaríem | evocaríeu | evocarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | evoqui | evoquis | evoqui | evoquem | evoqueu | evoquin | |
| imperfect | evoqués | evoquessis | evoqués | evoquéssim | evoquéssiu | evoquessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | evoca | evoqui | evoquem | evoqueu | evoquin | |
| negative (no) | — | no evoquis | no evoqui | no evoquem | no evoqueu | no evoquin | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “evocar”, 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
- “evocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “evocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “evocar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:Galician terms borrowed from Latin#EVOCARCategory:Galician learned borrowings from Latin#EVOCARCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#EVOCAR ēvocare (“to call out, to summon”).
Verb
evocar (first-person singular present evoco, first-person singular preterite evoquei, past participle evocado)Category:Galician lemmas#EVOCARCategory:Galician verbs#EVOCARCategory:Galician verbs ending in -ar#EVOCARCategory:Galician verbs with c-qu alternation#EVOCARCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#EVOCARCategory:Pages with entries#EVOCARCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EVOCAR
- to evoke
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms borrowed from Latin#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#EVOCAR ēvocāre (“to call out, to summon”), from ex (“out”) + vocō (“to call”), from vōx (“voice”), from Proto-Indo-EuropeanCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Proto-Indo-European#EVOCAR *wōkʷs (“speech, voice”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.voˈka(ʁ)/ [e.voˈka(h)]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.voˈka(ɾ)/Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.voˈka(ʁ)/ [e.voˈka(χ)]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /e.voˈka(ɻ)/Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.vuˈkaɾ/Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.buˈkaɾ/ [i.βuˈkaɾ]Category:Portuguese 3-syllable words#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.vuˈka.ɾi/Category:Portuguese 4-syllable words#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
Verb
evocar (first-person singular present evoco, first-person singular preterite evoquei, past participle evocado)Category:Portuguese lemmas#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese verbs#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese verbs ending in -ar#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese verbs with c-qu alternation#EVOCARCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#EVOCARCategory:Pages with entries#EVOCARCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EVOCAR
- to evoke (cause the manifestation of something (emotion, picture, etc.) in someone's mind or imagination)
- to remember
- Synonyms: lembrar, recordar
- Antonyms: esquecer, deslembrar
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
References
- “evocar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “evocar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
- “evocar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from LatinCategory:Spanish terms borrowed from Latin#EVOCARCategory:Spanish learned borrowings from Latin#EVOCARCategory:Spanish terms derived from Latin#EVOCAR ēvocāre (“to callout, summon”), from ex- (“out”) + vocāre (“to call”), from vōx (“voice”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eboˈkaɾ/ [e.β̞oˈkaɾ]Category:Spanish 3-syllable words#EVOCARCategory:Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation#EVOCAR
- Rhymes: -aɾCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ#EVOCARCategory:Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ/3 syllables#EVOCAR
- Syllabification: e‧vo‧car
Verb
evocar (first-person singular present evoco, first-person singular preterite evoqué, past participle evocado)Category:Spanish lemmas#EVOCARCategory:Spanish verbs#EVOCARCategory:Spanish verbs ending in -ar#EVOCARCategory:Spanish verbs with c-qu alternation#EVOCARCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#EVOCARCategory:Pages with entries#EVOCARCategory:Pages with 4 entries#EVOCAR
Conjugation
| infinitive | evocar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | evocando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | evocado | evocada | |||||
| plural | evocados | evocadas | |||||
| 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 | evoco | evocastú evocásvos |
evoca | evocamos | evocáis | evocan | |
| imperfect | evocaba | evocabas | evocaba | evocábamos | evocabais | evocaban | |
| preterite | evoqué | evocaste | evocó | evocamos | evocasteis | evocaron | |
| future | evocaré | evocarás | evocará | evocaremos | evocaréis | evocarán | |
| conditional | evocaría | evocarías | evocaría | evocaríamos | evocaríais | evocarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | evoque | evoquestú evoquésvos2 |
evoque | evoquemos | evoquéis | evoquen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
evocara | evocaras | evocara | evocáramos | evocarais | evocaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
evocase | evocases | evocase | evocásemos | evocaseis | evocasen | |
| future1 | evocare | evocares | evocare | evocáremos | evocareis | evocaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | evocatú evocávos |
evoque | evoquemos | evocad | evoquen | ||
| negative | no evoques | no evoque | no evoquemos | no evoquéis | no evoquen | ||
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “evocar”, 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