# ventar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From vent +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [bənˈta]
* IPA: (Balearic) [vənˈta]
* IPA: (Valencia) [venˈtaɾ]

### Verb

ventar (first-person singular present vento, first-person singular preterite ventí, past participle ventat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* (intransitive) to be windy
    Synonym: ventejar
* (transitive) to cast to the wind, to scatter
* (agriculture, transitive) to winnow
* (transitive) to fan
    Synonym: ventallar
* (transitive) to move back and forth, to wave, to wag
    Synonym: brandar

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | ventar | ventar | ventar | ventar | ventar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | ventant | ventant | ventant | ventant | ventant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | ventat | ventat | ventada | ventada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | ventats | ventats | ventades | ventades |
| 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 | vento | ventes | venta | ventem | venteu | venten |
| indicative | imperfect | ventava | ventaves | ventava | ventàvem | ventàveu | ventaven |
| indicative | future | ventaré | ventaràs | ventarà | ventarem | ventareu | ventaran |
| indicative | preterite | ventí | ventares | ventà | ventàrem | ventàreu | ventaren |
| indicative | conditional | ventaria | ventaries | ventaria | ventaríem | ventaríeu | ventarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | venti | ventis | venti | ventem | venteu | ventin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | ventés | ventessis | ventés | ventéssim | ventéssiu | ventessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | venta | venti | ventem | venteu | ventin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no ventis | no venti | no ventem | no venteu | no ventin |

#### Derived terms

* ventador
* ventafocs
* ventall

### Further reading

* “ventar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ventar (attested since circa 1300 in Galician texts).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /benˈtaɾ/

### Verb

ventar (first-person singular present vento, first-person singular preterite ventei, past participle ventado)
* (intransitive, impersonal) to blow (the wind)
    Synonyms: ventear, zafrear
* (transitive) to sniff
** c. 1840, Antonio María de la Iglesia, editor, El idioma Gallego, su antigüedad y vida, A Coruña: Latorre y Martínez Edts, page 180:por eso andades pillando votos a bandadas como cando preada ventan os corvos; Por eso eres ti do banco donde se xuntan os votos pra trocar as papeletas e facer outros embrollosthat's the reason behind you catching votes at large as when the crows sniff a carcass; because of this, you are of the bench where the ballots are reunited to change the papers and to do other wrongs
* (transitive) to have a feeling; to find out; to suspect
    Synonyms: barruntar, presentir, sospeitar
** 1779, Diego Antonio Cernadas y Castro, Obras en prosa y verso:Mais non podès, porque ò lume, por moito que se atafegue, logo ò venta quen se achegue, anque del non vexa fumeBut thou can't, because fire, no matter how much you suffocate it, it is soon perceived by someone who comes near, even it they don't see their smoke

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ventar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “uentar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “ventar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “ventar”, 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), “ventar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “ventar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “ventar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Ido
### Etymology

From vento +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /venˈtar/

### Verb

ventar (present tense ventas, past tense ventis, future tense ventos, imperative ventez, conditional ventus)
* (intransitive) to blow, be windy

#### Conjugation
## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Verb

ventar
* present of venta

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

vento +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /βẽnˈtaɾ/, /βẽˈtaɾ/

### Verb

ventar
* (intransitive, impersonal) to blow (the wind)
** 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 519:Tanto que fuy manãa, fezo o sol muy claro et muy bõo, et despois cõmeçou d'escureçer et de chouer et uentar muyto, et todos andauã mollados et anoiadosAs soon as it dawned it was sunny and clear, but then it darkened and it rained and the wind blew strongly, and everyone was wet and annoyed
* (transitive) to have a feeling; to find out; to suspect
    Synonyms: barruntar, presentir, sospeitar
** c. 1295, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: IEOPF, page 873:Mays os mouros ouuerõ a uentar a caua que elles llj faziãBut the Moors eventually discovered the mine that they were digging [under the Moor's castle]

#### Descendants

* Galician: ventar
* Portuguese: ventar

### Further reading

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “ventar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Etymology

14th century. From vento (“wind”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /vẽˈta(ʁ)/ [vẽˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /vẽˈta(ʁ)/ [vẽˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /vẽˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /vẽˈta(ʁ)/ [vẽˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /vẽˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vẽˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /vẽˈtaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /bẽˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /vẽˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: ven‧tar

### Verb

ventar (impersonal, third-person singular present venta, third-person singular preterite ventou, past participle ventado)
* (intransitive, impersonal, of wind) to blow

#### Related terms

* ventania

## Spanish
### Etymology

From viento +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /benˈtaɾ/ [bẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ven‧tar

### Verb

ventar (first-person singular present viento, first-person singular preterite venté, past participle ventado)
* (intransitive) to blow
* (transitive) to sniff, scent

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | ventar | ventar | ventar | ventar | ventar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | ventando | ventando | ventando | ventando | ventando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | ventado | ventado | ventada | ventada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | ventados | ventados | ventadas | ventadas |
| | | 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 | viento | vientas$^{tú}$ ventás$^{vos}$ | vienta | ventamos | ventáis | vientan |
| indicative | imperfect | ventaba | ventabas | ventaba | ventábamos | ventabais | ventaban |
| indicative | preterite | venté | ventaste | ventó | ventamos | ventasteis | ventaron |
| indicative | future | ventaré | ventarás | ventará | ventaremos | ventaréis | ventarán |
| indicative | conditional | ventaría | ventarías | ventaría | ventaríamos | ventaríais | ventarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | viente | vientes$^{tú}$ ventés$^{vos2}$ | viente | ventemos | ventéis | vienten |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | ventara | ventaras | ventara | ventáramos | ventarais | ventaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | ventase | ventases | ventase | ventásemos | ventaseis | ventasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | ventare | ventares | ventare | ventáremos | ventareis | ventaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | vienta$^{tú}$ ventá$^{vos}$ | viente | ventemos | ventad | vienten |
| imperative | negative | | no vientes | no viente | no ventemos | no ventéis | no vienten |
$^1$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

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