# prevaler
## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* prevaldre

### Etymology

From Latin praevaleō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [pɾə.βəˈlɛ]
* IPA: (Balearic) [pɾə.vəˈlə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [pɾe.vaˈleɾ]

### Verb

prevaler (first-person singular present prevalc, first-person singular preterite prevalguí, past participle prevalgut)
* (intransitive) to prevail

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | prevaler | prevaler | prevaler | prevaler | prevaler |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | prevalent | prevalent | prevalent | prevalent | prevalent |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | prevalgut | prevalgut | prevalguda | prevalguda |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | prevalguts | prevalguts | prevalgudes | prevalgudes |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | prevalc | prevals | preval | prevalem | prevaleu | prevalen |
| indicative | imperfect | prevalia | prevalies | prevalia | prevalíem | prevalíeu | prevalien |
| indicative | future | prevaldré | prevaldràs | prevaldrà | prevaldrem | prevaldreu | prevaldran |
| indicative | preterite | prevalguí | prevalgueres | prevalgué | prevalguérem | prevalguéreu | prevalgueren |
| indicative | conditional | prevaldria | prevaldries | prevaldria | prevaldríem | prevaldríeu | prevaldrien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | prevalgui | prevalguis | prevalgui | prevalguem | prevalgueu | prevalguin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | prevalgués | prevalguessis | prevalgués | prevalguéssim | prevalguéssiu | prevalguessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | preval | prevalgui | prevalguem | prevaleu | prevalguin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no prevalguis | no prevalgui | no prevalguem | no prevalgueu | no prevalguin |

#### Derived terms

* prevalença

#### Related terms

* valer

### Further reading

* “prevaler” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “prevaler”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “prevaler” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “prevaler” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Middle French
### Verb

prevaler
* Alternative form of prevaloir

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɾebaˈleɾ/ [pɾe.β̞aˈleɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: pre‧va‧ler

### Verb

prevaler (first-person singular present prevalgo, first-person singular preterite prevalí, past participle prevalido)
* Synonym of prevalecer

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | prevaler | prevaler | prevaler | prevaler | prevaler |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | prevaliendo | prevaliendo | prevaliendo | prevaliendo | prevaliendo |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | prevalido | prevalido | prevalida | prevalida |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | prevalidos | prevalidos | prevalidas | prevalidas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | 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 |
| indicative | present | prevalgo | prevales$^{tú}$ prevalés$^{vos}$ | prevale | prevalemos | prevaléis | prevalen |
| indicative | imperfect | prevalía | prevalías | prevalía | prevalíamos | prevalíais | prevalían |
| indicative | preterite | prevalí | prevaliste | prevalió | prevalimos | prevalisteis | prevalieron |
| indicative | future | prevaldré | prevaldrás | prevaldrá | prevaldremos | prevaldréis | prevaldrán |
| indicative | conditional | prevaldría | prevaldrías | prevaldría | prevaldríamos | prevaldríais | prevaldrían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | prevalga | prevalgas$^{tú}$ prevalgás$^{vos2}$ | prevalga | prevalgamos | prevalgáis | prevalgan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | prevaliera | prevalieras | prevaliera | prevaliéramos | prevalierais | prevalieran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | prevaliese | prevalieses | prevaliese | prevaliésemos | prevalieseis | prevaliesen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | prevaliere | prevalieres | prevaliere | prevaliéremos | prevaliereis | prevalieren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | prevale$^{tú}$ prevalé$^{vos}$ | prevalga | prevalgamos | prevaled | prevalgan |
| imperative | negative | | no prevalgas | no prevalga | no prevalgamos | no prevalgáis | no prevalgan |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

### Further reading

* “prevaler”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014