socar

Irish

Etymology

Related to socair (“still, quiet”) and socraigh (“to calm, to quiet”).

Noun

socar

1. Only used in ar socar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈka(ʁ)/ [soˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈka(ʁ)/ [soˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /soˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /soˈka(ʁ)/ [soˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /soˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /suˈka.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: so‧car

Etymology 1

Uncertain. Possibly, from soco (“punch”) +‎ -ar, or from Old Tupi sok.

Verb

socar (first-person singular present soco, first-person singular preterite soquei, past participle socado)

1. (transitive) to punch; to box (strike with the fists)

   Synonym: esmurrar

2. (transitive) to pound (to crush to pieces; to pulverize)
3. (transitive) to seat a cartridge, projectile, or propellant charge in the breech of a firearm
4. (transitive, colloquial, by extension) to ram (to force something into or through something)
5. (transitive, nautical) to fasten a knot

Conjugation

    Conjugation of socar (c-qu alternation) (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	socar
Personal	socar	socares	socar	socarmos	socardes	socarem
Gerund
	socando
Past participle
Masculine	socado			socados
Feminine	socada			socadas
Indicative
Present	soco	socas	soca	socamos	socais	socam
Imperfect	socava	socavas	socava	socávamos	socáveis	socavam
Preterite	soquei	socaste	socou	socamos1, socámos2	socastes	socaram
Pluperfect	socara	socaras	socara	socáramos	socáreis	socaram
Future	socarei	socarás	socará	socaremos	socareis	socarão
Conditional	socaria	socarias	socaria	socaríamos	socaríeis	socariam
Subjunctive
Present	soque	soques	soque	soquemos	soqueis	soquem
Imperfect	socasse	socasses	socasse	socássemos	socásseis	socassem
Future	socar	socares	socar	socarmos	socardes	socarem
Imperative
Affirmative		soca	soque	soquemos	socai	soquem
Negative (não)		não soques	não soque	não soquemos	não soqueis	não soquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• soqueiro

Etymology 2

From soca +‎ -ar.

Verb

socar (first-person singular present soco, first-person singular preterite soquei, past participle socado)

1. (transitive, Brazil, regional) to sprout

Conjugation

    Conjugation of socar (c-qu alternation) (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	socar
Personal	socar	socares	socar	socarmos	socardes	socarem
Gerund
	socando
Past participle
Masculine	socado			socados
Feminine	socada			socadas
Indicative
Present	soco	socas	soca	socamos	socais	socam
Imperfect	socava	socavas	socava	socávamos	socáveis	socavam
Preterite	soquei	socaste	socou	socamos1, socámos2	socastes	socaram
Pluperfect	socara	socaras	socara	socáramos	socáreis	socaram
Future	socarei	socarás	socará	socaremos	socareis	socarão
Conditional	socaria	socarias	socaria	socaríamos	socaríeis	socariam
Subjunctive
Present	soque	soques	soque	soquemos	soqueis	soquem
Imperfect	socasse	socasses	socasse	socássemos	socásseis	socassem
Future	socar	socares	socar	socarmos	socardes	socarem
Imperative
Affirmative		soca	soque	soquemos	socai	soquem
Negative (não)		não soques	não soque	não soquemos	não soqueis	não soquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “socar” in Dicionário Online de Português.