# escombrar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Possibly from Vulgar Latin *excomborāre, from a proposed Proto-Celtic *comboros. This could be from the same root underlying Medieval Latin combrus (“barricade of felled trees”), reconstructed as Gaulish *komberū, from Proto-Celtic *kombereti (“to bring together”) (from *kom- +‎ *bereti (“to bear”)) and found in Medieval Latin incombrō, the source of Old French encombrer.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [əs.kumˈbɾa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [əs.komˈbɾa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [es.komˈbɾaɾ]

### Verb

escombrar (first-person singular present escombro, first-person singular preterite escombrí, past participle escombrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
* (transitive, intransitive) to sweep, sweep away, sweep out
* (transitive, figurative) to sweep

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | escombrar | escombrar | escombrar | escombrar | escombrar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | escombrant | escombrant | escombrant | escombrant | escombrant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | escombrat | escombrat | escombrada | escombrada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | escombrats | escombrats | escombrades | escombrades |
| 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 | escombro | escombres | escombra | escombrem | escombreu | escombren |
| indicative | imperfect | escombrava | escombraves | escombrava | escombràvem | escombràveu | escombraven |
| indicative | future | escombraré | escombraràs | escombrarà | escombrarem | escombrareu | escombraran |
| indicative | preterite | escombrí | escombrares | escombrà | escombràrem | escombràreu | escombraren |
| indicative | conditional | escombraria | escombraries | escombraria | escombraríem | escombraríeu | escombrarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | escombri | escombris | escombri | escombrem | escombreu | escombrin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | escombrés | escombressis | escombrés | escombréssim | escombréssiu | escombressin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | escombra | escombri | escombrem | escombreu | escombrin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no escombris | no escombri | no escombrem | no escombreu | no escombrin |

#### Derived terms

* escombra
* escombracarrers
* escombrada
* escombrador
* escombrall
* escombraries

### References

* “escombrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “escombrar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excomborāre, of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *comboros, derived from *kom- (“with”) + *bereti (“to bear”), similar to Dutch kommer (“concern, problems”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eskomˈbɾaɾ/ [es.kõmˈbɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: es‧com‧brar

### Verb

escombrar (first-person singular present escombro, first-person singular preterite escombré, past participle escombrado)
* to clear out, clean out

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | escombrar | escombrar | escombrar | escombrar | escombrar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | escombrando | escombrando | escombrando | escombrando | escombrando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | escombrado | escombrado | escombrada | escombrada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | escombrados | escombrados | escombradas | escombradas |
| | | 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 | escombro | escombras$^{tú}$ escombrás$^{vos}$ | escombra | escombramos | escombráis | escombran |
| indicative | imperfect | escombraba | escombrabas | escombraba | escombrábamos | escombrabais | escombraban |
| indicative | preterite | escombré | escombraste | escombró | escombramos | escombrasteis | escombraron |
| indicative | future | escombraré | escombrarás | escombrará | escombraremos | escombraréis | escombrarán |
| indicative | conditional | escombraría | escombrarías | escombraría | escombraríamos | escombraríais | escombrarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | escombre | escombres$^{tú}$ escombrés$^{vos2}$ | escombre | escombremos | escombréis | escombren |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | escombrara | escombraras | escombrara | escombráramos | escombrarais | escombraran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | escombrase | escombrases | escombrase | escombrásemos | escombraseis | escombrasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | escombrare | escombrares | escombrare | escombráremos | escombrareis | escombraren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | escombra$^{tú}$ escombrá$^{vos}$ | escombre | escombremos | escombrad | escombren |
| imperative | negative | | no escombres | no escombre | no escombremos | no escombréis | no escombren |
$^1$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

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