# amainar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Uncertain, perhaps related to Old French amaisnier.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [ə.məjˈna]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.majˈnaɾ]

### Verb

amainar (first-person singular present amaino, first-person singular preterite amainí, past participle amainat)
* to abate (to lessen in force)
* to lose weight
* (nautical) to shorten (sails)

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | amainar | amainar | amainar | amainar | amainar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | amainant | amainant | amainant | amainant | amainant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | amainat | amainat | amainada | amainada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | amainats | amainats | amainades | amainades |
| 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 | amaino | amaines | amaina | amainem | amaineu | amainen |
| indicative | imperfect | amainava | amainaves | amainava | amainàvem | amainàveu | amainaven |
| indicative | future | amainaré | amainaràs | amainarà | amainarem | amainareu | amainaran |
| indicative | preterite | amainí | amainares | amainà | amainàrem | amainàreu | amainaren |
| indicative | conditional | amainaria | amainaries | amainaria | amainaríem | amainaríeu | amainarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | amaini | amainis | amaini | amainem | amaineu | amainin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | amainés | amainessis | amainés | amainéssim | amainéssiu | amainessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | amaina | amaini | amainem | amaineu | amainin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no amainis | no amaini | no amainem | no amaineu | no amainin |

#### Descendants

* → Spanish: amainar

### References

* ↑ “amainar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* amaynar (obsolete)

### Etymology

Uncertain. Suggested derivations include:
* Gothic *𐌰𐍆𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (*afmaginōn), via Catalan amainar;
* Latin *invāgīnāre, via Italian ammainare;
* Latin ad- + *mināre

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.majˈna(ʁ)/ [a.maɪ̯ˈna(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.majˈna(ʁ)/ [a.maɪ̯ˈna(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.majˈna(ɾ)/ [a.maɪ̯ˈna(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.majˈna(ʁ)/ [a.maɪ̯ˈna(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.majˈna(ɻ)/ [a.maɪ̯ˈna(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.majˈnaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.majˈnaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.majˈna.ɾi/

### Verb

amainar (first-person singular present amaino, first-person singular preterite amainei, past participle amainado)
* to abate (to lessen in force)
    Synonyms: abrandar, acalmar, ceder
* to calm down (to become less excited, intense, or angry)
    Synonym: acalmar

#### Conjugation

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

#### Related terms

* amainado

### Further reading

* “amainar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* “amainar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan amainar, from Gothic *𐌰𐍆𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (*afmaginōn).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /amaiˈnaɾ/ [a.mai̯ˈnaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧mai‧nar

### Verb

amainar (first-person singular present amaino, first-person singular preterite amainé, past participle amainado)
* (intransitive) to abate, to die down, to subside, to let up, to ease off
    Antonym: arreciar
** 2020 November 27, Silvia Ayuso, “El clamor tras la paliza policial a un hombre negro provoca tensión en el Gobierno francés”, in El País‎, retrieved 2020-11-27:Esta vez, la tormenta sopla por todas partes, también desde dentro, y no parece amainar.This time, the storm is blowing everywhere, also from within, and it doesn't seem to calm down.
* (transitive) to shorten, to take in

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | amainar | amainar | amainar | amainar | amainar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | amainando | amainando | amainando | amainando | amainando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | amainado | amainado | amainada | amainada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | amainados | amainados | amainadas | amainadas |
| | | 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 | amaino | amainas$^{tú}$ amainás$^{vos}$ | amaina | amainamos | amaináis | amainan |
| indicative | imperfect | amainaba | amainabas | amainaba | amainábamos | amainabais | amainaban |
| indicative | preterite | amainé | amainaste | amainó | amainamos | amainasteis | amainaron |
| indicative | future | amainaré | amainarás | amainará | amainaremos | amainaréis | amainarán |
| indicative | conditional | amainaría | amainarías | amainaría | amainaríamos | amainaríais | amainarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | amaine | amaines$^{tú}$ amainés$^{vos2}$ | amaine | amainemos | amainéis | amainen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | amainara | amainaras | amainara | amaináramos | amainarais | amainaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | amainase | amainases | amainase | amainásemos | amainaseis | amainasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | amainare | amainares | amainare | amaináremos | amainareis | amainaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | amaina$^{tú}$ amainá$^{vos}$ | amaine | amainemos | amainad | amainen |
| imperative | negative | | no amaines | no amaine | no amainemos | no amainéis | no amainen |
$^1$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

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