# recostar
## Galician
### Etymology

From re- (“back”) +‎ costa +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rekosˈtaɾ/

### Verb

recostar (first-person singular present recosto, first-person singular preterite recostei, past participle recostado)
* (transitive) to lean something back
    Synonym: deitar
* (pronominal) to lean back
    Synonym: deitar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* recosto

#### Related terms

* costa

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “recostar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “recostar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “recostar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “recostar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “recostar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From re- (“back”) +‎ costa +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.kosˈta(ʁ)/ [he.kosˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.kosˈta(ʁ)/ [he.kosˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʁe.kosˈta(ɾ)/ [he.kosˈta(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁe.koʃˈta(ʁ)/ [χe.koʃˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.kosˈta(ɻ)/ [he.kosˈta(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.kuʃˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.kuʃˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.kuʃˈta.ɾi/

### Verb

recostar (first-person singular present recosto, first-person singular preterite recostei, past participle recostado)
* (transitive) to lean something back
* (pronominal) to lean back

#### Conjugation

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

#### Related terms

* recosta
* recostado
* recosto

## Spanish
### Etymology

From re- +‎ costa (“side”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rekosˈtaɾ/ [re.kosˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: re‧cos‧tar

### Verb

recostar (first-person singular present recuesto, first-person singular preterite recosté, past participle recostado)
* to lay (put in a horizontal position)
* (reflexive) to lie down
    Synonym: acostar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | recostar | recostar | recostar | recostar | recostar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | recostando | recostando | recostando | recostando | recostando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | recostado | recostado | recostada | recostada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | recostados | recostados | recostadas | recostadas |
| | | 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 | recuesto | recuestas$^{tú}$ recostás$^{vos}$ | recuesta | recostamos | recostáis | recuestan |
| indicative | imperfect | recostaba | recostabas | recostaba | recostábamos | recostabais | recostaban |
| indicative | preterite | recosté | recostaste | recostó | recostamos | recostasteis | recostaron |
| indicative | future | recostaré | recostarás | recostará | recostaremos | recostaréis | recostarán |
| indicative | conditional | recostaría | recostarías | recostaría | recostaríamos | recostaríais | recostarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | recueste | recuestes$^{tú}$ recostés$^{vos2}$ | recueste | recostemos | recostéis | recuesten |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | recostara | recostaras | recostara | recostáramos | recostarais | recostaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | recostase | recostases | recostase | recostásemos | recostaseis | recostasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | recostare | recostares | recostare | recostáremos | recostareis | recostaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | recuesta$^{tú}$ recostá$^{vos}$ | recueste | recostemos | recostad | recuesten |
| imperative | negative | | no recuestes | no recueste | no recostemos | no recostéis | no recuesten |
$^1$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

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