votar
Asturian
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Asturian terms derived from Latin#VOTAR vōtum < voveō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /boˈtaɾ/ [boˈt̪aɾ]Category:Asturian terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
- Rhymes: -aɾCategory:Rhymes:Asturian/aɾ#VOTARCategory:Rhymes:Asturian/aɾ/2 syllables#VOTAR
- Syllabification: vo‧tar
Verb
votar (first-person singular indicative present voto, past participle votáu)Category:Asturian lemmas#VOTARCategory:Asturian verbs#VOTARCategory:Asturian entries with incorrect language header#VOTARCategory:Pages with entries#VOTARCategory:Pages with 9 entries#VOTAR
- to vote (assert a formalised choice)
Conjugation
| infinitive | votar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | votando | ||||||
| past participle | m votáu, f votada, n votao, m pl votaos, f pl votaes | ||||||
| person | first singular yo |
second singular tu |
third singular él/elli |
first plural nosotros/nós |
second plural vosotros/vós |
third plural ellos | |
| indicative | present | voto | votes | vota | votamos | votáis | voten |
| imperfect | votaba | votabes | votaba | votábemos, votábamos | votabeis, votabais | votaben | |
| preterite | voté | votasti, votesti | votó | votemos | votastis, votestis | votaron | |
| pluperfect | votare, votara | votares, votaras | votare, votara | votáremos, votáramos | votareis, votarais | votaren, votaran | |
| future | votaré | votarás | votará | votaremos | votaréis | votarán | |
| conditional | votaría | votaríes | votaría | votaríemos, votaríamos | votaríeis, votaríais | votaríen | |
| subjunctive | present | vote | votes, votas | vote | votemos | votéis | voten, votan |
| imperfect | votare, votara | votares, votaras | votare, votara | votáremos, votáramos | votareis, votarais | votaren, votaran | |
| imperative | — | vota | — | — | votái | — | |
Related terms
Further reading
- Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “votar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
- “votar”, 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
Bavarian
Noun
votarCategory:Bavarian lemmas#VOTARCategory:Bavarian nouns#VOTARCategory:Bavarian entries with incorrect language header#VOTARCategory:Pages with entries#VOTARCategory:Pages with 9 entries#VOTAR
References
- Patuzzi, Umberto, ed., (2013) Luserna / Lusérn: Le nostre parole / Ünsarne börtar / Unsere Wörter [Our Words], Luserna, Italy: Comitato unitario delle isole linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien
Catalan
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#VOTAR vōtum < voveō. Compare Spanish and Portuguese votar, French vouer, Italian votare.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [buˈta]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [voˈta]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [voˈtaɾ]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#VOTARAudio (Barcelona): (file) - Homophones: botar, butàCategory:Catalan terms with homophones#VOTAR
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)Category:Rhymes:Catalan/a(ɾ)#VOTARCategory:Rhymes:Catalan/a(ɾ)/2 syllables#VOTAR
Verb
votar (first-person singular present voto, first-person singular preterite votí, past participle votat)Category:Catalan lemmas#VOTARCategory:Catalan verbs#VOTARCategory:Catalan first conjugation verbs#VOTARCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#VOTARCategory:Pages with entries#VOTARCategory:Pages with 9 entries#VOTAR; root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
- to vote
Conjugation
| infinitive | votar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | votant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | votat | votada | |||||
| plural | votats | votades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | voto | votes | vota | votem | voteu | voten | |
| imperfect | votava | votaves | votava | votàvem | votàveu | votaven | |
| future | votaré | votaràs | votarà | votarem | votareu | votaran | |
| preterite | votí | votares | votà | votàrem | votàreu | votaren | |
| conditional | votaria | votaries | votaria | votaríem | votaríeu | votarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | voti | votis | voti | votem | voteu | votin | |
| imperfect | votés | votessis | votés | votéssim | votéssiu | votessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | vota | voti | votem | voteu | votin | |
| negative (no) | — | no votis | no voti | no votem | no voteu | no votin | |
Related terms
Further reading
- “votar”, 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
Galician
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Galician terms derived from Latin#VOTAR vōtum.
Verb
votar (first-person singular present voto, first-person singular preterite votei, past participle votado)Category:Galician lemmas#VOTARCategory:Galician verbs#VOTARCategory:Galician verbs ending in -ar#VOTARCategory:Galician entries with incorrect language header#VOTARCategory:Pages with entries#VOTARCategory:Pages with 9 entries#VOTAR
- to vote
Conjugation
| 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 | votar | |||||
| Personal | votar | votares | votar | votarmos | votardes | votaren |
| Gerund | ||||||
| votando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | votado | votados | ||||
| Feminine | votada | votadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | voto | votas | vota | votamos | votades | votan |
| Imperfect | votaba | votabas | votaba | votabamos | votabades | votaban |
| Preterite | votei | votaches | votou | votamos | votastes | votaron |
| Pluperfect | votara | votaras | votara | votaramos | votarades | votaran |
| Future | votarei | votarás | votará | votaremos | votaredes | votarán |
| Conditional | votaría | votarías | votaría | votariamos | votariades | votarían |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | vote | votes | vote | votemos | votedes | voten |
| Imperfect | votase | votases | votase | votásemos | votásedes | votasen |
| Future | votar | votares | votar | votarmos | votardes | votaren |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | vota | vote | votemos | votade | voten | |
| Negative (non) | non votes | non vote | non votemos | non votedes | non voten | |
1Less recommended.
Related terms
Further reading
- “votar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
- “votar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Ido
Etymology
Borrowing from EnglishCategory:Ido terms borrowed from English#VOTARCategory:Ido terms derived from English#VOTAR vote, FrenchCategory:Ido terms borrowed from French#VOTARCategory:Ido terms derived from French#VOTAR voter, GermanCategory:Ido terms borrowed from German#VOTARCategory:Ido terms derived from German#VOTAR Votum, ItalianCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Italian#VOTARCategory:Ido terms derived from Italian#VOTAR votare, RussianCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Russian#VOTARCategory:Ido terms derived from Russian#VOTAR во́тум (vótum) and SpanishCategory:Ido terms borrowed from Spanish#VOTARCategory:Ido terms derived from Spanish#VOTAR votar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /voˈtar/Category:Ido terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
- Hyphenation: vo‧tar
Verb
votar (present tense votas, past tense votis, future tense votos, imperative votez, conditional votus)Category:Ido lemmas#VOTARCategory:Ido verbs#VOTARCategory:Ido entries with incorrect language header#VOTARCategory:Pages with entries#VOTARCategory:Pages with 9 entries#VOTAR
- (intransitiveCategory:Ido intransitive verbs#VOTAR) to vote (either viva voce or by ballot)
- (transitiveCategory:Ido transitive verbs#VOTAR) to vote (for)
- (transitiveCategory:Ido transitive verbs#VOTAR) to enact
Conjugation
| present | past | future | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| infinitive | votar | votir | votor | ||||
| tense | votas | votis | votos | ||||
| conditional | votus | — | — | ||||
| imperative | votez | — | — | ||||
| adjective active participle | votanta | votinta | votonta | ||||
| adverbial active participle | votante | votinte | votonte | ||||
| nominal active participle |
singular | votanto | votinto | votonto | |||
| plural | votanti | votinti | votonti | ||||
| adjective passive participle | votata | votita | votota | ||||
| adverbial passive participle | votate | votite | votote | ||||
| nominal passive participle |
singular | votato | votito | vototo | |||
| plural | votati | votiti | vototi | ||||
Derived terms
- balotvoto (“vote by (second) ballot”)
- listovoto (“ballot by list”)
- votado universala (“universal suffrage”)
- votanto (“voter”)
- votar lego (“to enact a law”)
- votar por lego (“to vote for a law”)
- votinto (“voter”)
- voto per manui (“show of hands”)
- voto (“vote, voting; voice, suffrage, ballot”)
- votokonto (“polling: count of votes”)
- votoyuro (“right to vote”)
Occitan
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Occitan terms derived from Latin#VOTAR vōtum.
Pronunciation
Verb
votarCategory:Occitan lemmas#VOTARCategory:Occitan verbs#VOTARCategory:Occitan entries with incorrect language header#VOTARCategory:Pages with entries#VOTARCategory:Pages with 9 entries#VOTARCategory:Occitan first group verbs#VOTAR
- to vote
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Category:Requests for inflections in Occitan verb entries#VOTARCategory:Requests for inflections in Occitan entries#VOTARPortuguese
Etymology
From voto (“vote”) + -arCategory:Portuguese terms suffixed with -ar#VOTAR, from LatinCategory:Portuguese terms derived from Latin#VOTAR vōtum < voveō. Compare Spanish votar, Italian votare, French vouer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /voˈta(ʁ)/ [voˈta(h)]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#VOTARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /voˈta(ɾ)/Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#VOTARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /voˈta(ʁ)/ [voˈta(χ)]Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#VOTARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /voˈta(ɻ)/Category:Portuguese 2-syllable words#VOTARCategory:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): [βuˈtaɾ]Category:Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation#VOTAR
- Homophone: botar (Northern Portugal)Category:Portuguese terms with homophones#VOTAR
- Hyphenation: vo‧tar
Verb
votar (first-person singular present voto, first-person singular preterite votei, past participle votado)Category:Portuguese lemmas#VOTARCategory:Portuguese verbs#VOTARCategory:Portuguese verbs ending in -ar#VOTARCategory:Portuguese entries with incorrect language header#VOTARCategory:Pages with entries#VOTARCategory:Pages with 9 entries#VOTAR
- (intransitiveCategory:Portuguese intransitive verbs#VOTAR) to vote [with em ‘for someone/something’; or with contra ‘against someone/something’]
- Eu votei nela. ― I voted for her.Category:Portuguese terms with usage examples#VOTAR
- to poll
Conjugation
| 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 | votar | |||||
| Personal | votar | votares | votar | votarmos | votardes | votarem |
| Gerund | ||||||
| votando | ||||||
| Past participle | ||||||
| Masculine | votado | votados | ||||
| Feminine | votada | votadas | ||||
| Indicative | ||||||
| Present | voto | votas | vota | votamos | votais | votam |
| Imperfect | votava | votavas | votava | votávamos | votáveis | votavam |
| Preterite | votei | votaste | votou | votamos1, votámos2 | votastes | votaram |
| Pluperfect | votara | votaras | votara | votáramos | votáreis | votaram |
| Future | votarei | votarás | votará | votaremos | votareis | votarão |
| Conditional | votaria | votarias | votaria | votaríamos | votaríeis | votariam |
| Subjunctive | ||||||
| Present | vote | votes | vote | votemos | voteis | votem |
| Imperfect | votasse | votasses | votasse | votássemos | votásseis | votassem |
| Future | votar | votares | votar | votarmos | votardes | votarem |
| Imperative | ||||||
| Affirmative | vota | vote | votemos | votai | votem | |
| Negative (não) | não votes | não vote | não votemos | não voteis | não votem | |
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Related terms
Further reading
- “votar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “votar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From voto + -arCategory:Spanish terms suffixed with -ar#VOTAR, the first element a borrowing from Latin.
Pronunciation
Verb
votar (first-person singular present voto, first-person singular preterite voté, past participle votado)Category:Spanish lemmas#VOTARCategory:Spanish verbs#VOTARCategory:Spanish verbs ending in -ar#VOTARCategory:Spanish entries with incorrect language header#VOTARCategory:Pages with entries#VOTARCategory:Pages with 9 entries#VOTAR
- to vote
- (Latin AmericaCategory:Latin American Spanish#VOTAR) to throw
- Synonym: botar
- No votar basura. ― Do not litter. (literally, “Do not throw garbage.”)Category:Spanish terms with usage examples#VOTAR
Conjugation
| infinitive | votar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | votando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | votado | votada | |||||
| plural | votados | votadas | |||||
| 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 | voto | votastú votásvos |
vota | votamos | votáis | votan | |
| imperfect | votaba | votabas | votaba | votábamos | votabais | votaban | |
| preterite | voté | votaste | votó | votamos | votasteis | votaron | |
| future | votaré | votarás | votará | votaremos | votaréis | votarán | |
| conditional | votaría | votarías | votaría | votaríamos | votaríais | votarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | vote | votestú votésvos2 |
vote | votemos | votéis | voten | |
| imperfect (ra) |
votara | votaras | votara | votáramos | votarais | votaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
votase | votases | votase | votásemos | votaseis | votasen | |
| future1 | votare | votares | votare | votáremos | votareis | votaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | votatú votávos |
vote | votemos | votad | voten | ||
| negative | no votes | no vote | no votemos | no votéis | no voten | ||
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “votar”, 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
Venetan
Etymology
From LatinCategory:Venetan terms derived from Latin#VOTAR vōtum < voveō. Compare Italian votare.
Verb
votarCategory:Venetan lemmas#VOTARCategory:Venetan verbs#VOTARCategory:Venetan entries with incorrect language header#VOTARCategory:Pages with entries#VOTARCategory:Pages with 9 entries#VOTAR
Conjugation
* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
| infinitive | votar | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auxiliary verb | aver | gerund | votando | |||
| past participle | votà | |||||
| person | singular | plural | ||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | |
| indicative | mi | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| present | voto | (te) voti | (el/ła) vota | votémo, votòn | voté | (i/łe) vota |
| imperfect | votava | (te) votavi | (el/ła) votava | votàvimo | votavi | (i/łe) votava |
| future | votarò | (te) votarè | (el/ła) votarà | votarémo | votarè | (i/łe) votarà |
| conditional | votarìa | (te) votarisi | (el/ła) votarìa | votarìsimo | votarisi | (i/łe) votarìa |
| subjunctive | che mi | che ti | che eło / eła | che noialtri / noialtre | che voialtri / voialtre | che łuri / łore |
| present | vote, vota | (te) voti | (el/ła) vote, (el/ła) vota | votémo, votone | voté | (i/łe) vote, (i/łe) vota |
| imperfect | votase | (te) votasi | (el/ła) votase | votàsimo | votasi | (i/łe) votase |
| imperative | — | ti | eło / eła | noialtri / noialtre | voialtri / voialtre | łuri / łore |
| — | (te) vota | (el/ła) vota, (el/ła) vote | votémo | voté | (i/łe) vota, (i/łe) vote | |