# pleitear
## Portuguese
### Etymology

From pleito +‎ -ear.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /plej.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [pleɪ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /plejˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [pleɪ̯ˈt͡ʃja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /plej.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [pleɪ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /plejˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [pleɪ̯ˈt͡ʃja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /plej.t͡ʃiˈa(ɾ)/ [pleɪ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /plejˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)/ [pleɪ̯ˈt͡ʃja(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /plej.t͡ʃiˈa(ʁ)/ [pleɪ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /plejˈt͡ʃja(ʁ)/ [pleɪ̯ˈt͡ʃja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /plej.t͡ʃiˈa(ɻ)/ [pleɪ̯.t͡ʃɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /plejˈt͡ʃja(ɻ)/ [pleɪ̯ˈt͡ʃja(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /plɐjˈtjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /plɐjˈtjaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /plejˈtjaɾ/
** (Central Portugal) IPA: /plejˈtjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pleˈtja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: plei‧te‧ar

### Verb

pleitear (first-person singular present pleiteio, first-person singular preterite pleiteei, past participle pleiteado)
* (transitive, intransitive) to dispute (for something)
    Synonym: disputar
* (transitive, intransitive) to argue, to fight verbally (over something)
    Synonym: discutir
* (transitive) to want, to wish for
    Synonym: almejar
* (transitive, law) to litigate (to contest in law)
    Synonym: litigar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Etymology

From pleito +‎ -ear. Cognate with English plead.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pleiteˈaɾ/ [plei̯.t̪eˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: plei‧te‧ar

### Verb

pleitear (first-person singular present pleiteo, first-person singular preterite pleiteé, past participle pleiteado)
* to take to court

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | pleitear | pleitear | pleitear | pleitear | pleitear |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | pleiteando | pleiteando | pleiteando | pleiteando | pleiteando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | pleiteado | pleiteado | pleiteada | pleiteada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | pleiteados | pleiteados | pleiteadas | pleiteadas |
| | | 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 | pleiteo | pleiteas$^{tú}$ pleiteás$^{vos}$ | pleitea | pleiteamos | pleiteáis | pleitean |
| indicative | imperfect | pleiteaba | pleiteabas | pleiteaba | pleiteábamos | pleiteabais | pleiteaban |
| indicative | preterite | pleiteé | pleiteaste | pleiteó | pleiteamos | pleiteasteis | pleitearon |
| indicative | future | pleitearé | pleitearás | pleiteará | pleitearemos | pleitearéis | pleitearán |
| indicative | conditional | pleitearía | pleitearías | pleitearía | pleitearíamos | pleitearíais | pleitearían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | pleitee | pleitees$^{tú}$ pleiteés$^{vos2}$ | pleitee | pleiteemos | pleiteéis | pleiteen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | pleiteara | pleitearas | pleiteara | pleiteáramos | pleitearais | pleitearan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | pleitease | pleiteases | pleitease | pleiteásemos | pleiteaseis | pleiteasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | pleiteare | pleiteares | pleiteare | pleiteáremos | pleiteareis | pleitearen |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | pleitea$^{tú}$ pleiteá$^{vos}$ | pleitee | pleiteemos | pleitead | pleiteen |
| imperative | negative | | no pleitees | no pleitee | no pleiteemos | no pleiteéis | no pleiteen |
$^1$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

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