# desalar
## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /desaˈlaɾ/ [d̪e.saˈlaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: de‧sa‧lar

### Etymology 1

From de- +‎ sal +‎ -ar.

#### Verb

desalar (first-person singular present desalo, first-person singular preterite desalé, past participle desalado)
* to desalinate
    Synonym: desalinizar

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | desalar | desalar | desalar | desalar | desalar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | desalando | desalando | desalando | desalando | desalando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | desalado | desalado | desalada | desalada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | desalados | desalados | desaladas | desaladas |
| | | 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 | desalo | desalas$^{tú}$ desalás$^{vos}$ | desala | desalamos | desaláis | desalan |
| indicative | imperfect | desalaba | desalabas | desalaba | desalábamos | desalabais | desalaban |
| indicative | preterite | desalé | desalaste | desaló | desalamos | desalasteis | desalaron |
| indicative | future | desalaré | desalarás | desalará | desalaremos | desalaréis | desalarán |
| indicative | conditional | desalaría | desalarías | desalaría | desalaríamos | desalaríais | desalarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | desale | desales$^{tú}$ desalés$^{vos2}$ | desale | desalemos | desaléis | desalen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | desalara | desalaras | desalara | desaláramos | desalarais | desalaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | desalase | desalases | desalase | desalásemos | desalaseis | desalasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | desalare | desalares | desalare | desaláremos | desalareis | desalaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | desala$^{tú}$ desalá$^{vos}$ | desale | desalemos | desalad | desalen |
| imperative | negative | | no desales | no desale | no desalemos | no desaléis | no desalen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Etymology 2

From des- +‎ ala +‎ -ar.

#### Verb

desalar (first-person singular present desalo, first-person singular preterite desalé, past participle desalado)
* to clip the wings from

##### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | desalar | desalar | desalar | desalar | desalar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | desalando | desalando | desalando | desalando | desalando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | desalado | desalado | desalada | desalada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | desalados | desalados | desaladas | desaladas |
| | | 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 | desalo | desalas$^{tú}$ desalás$^{vos}$ | desala | desalamos | desaláis | desalan |
| indicative | imperfect | desalaba | desalabas | desalaba | desalábamos | desalabais | desalaban |
| indicative | preterite | desalé | desalaste | desaló | desalamos | desalasteis | desalaron |
| indicative | future | desalaré | desalarás | desalará | desalaremos | desalaréis | desalarán |
| indicative | conditional | desalaría | desalarías | desalaría | desalaríamos | desalaríais | desalarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | desale | desales$^{tú}$ desalés$^{vos2}$ | desale | desalemos | desaléis | desalen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | desalara | desalaras | desalara | desaláramos | desalarais | desalaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | desalase | desalases | desalase | desalásemos | desalaseis | desalasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | desalare | desalares | desalare | desaláremos | desalareis | desalaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | desala$^{tú}$ desalá$^{vos}$ | desale | desalemos | desalad | desalen |
| imperative | negative | | no desales | no desale | no desalemos | no desaléis | no desalen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Further reading

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