# escudar
## Galician
### Etymology

From escudo +‎ -ar.

### Verb

escudar (first-person singular present escudo, first-person singular preterite escudei, past participle escudado)
* (transitive) to shield, block

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From escudo +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /is.kuˈda(ʁ)/ [is.kuˈda(h)], /es.kuˈda(ʁ)/ [es.kuˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /is.kuˈda(ʁ)/ [is.kuˈda(h)], /es.kuˈda(ʁ)/ [es.kuˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /is.kuˈda(ɾ)/, /es.kuˈda(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /iʃ.kuˈda(ʁ)/ [iʃ.kuˈda(χ)], /eʃ.kuˈda(ʁ)/ [eʃ.kuˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /es.kuˈda(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.kuˈdaɾ/ [(i)ʃ.kuˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.kuˈdaɾ/ [(i)ʃ.kuˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /(i)ʃ.kuˈda.ɾi/ [(i)ʃ.kuˈða.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: es‧cu‧dar

### Verb

escudar (first-person singular present escudo, first-person singular preterite escudei, past participle escudado)
* (transitive) to shield (to defend with shield)
* (transitive) to protect, to support
* (reflexive) to defend oneself
* (reflexive) to seek support

#### Conjugation

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

### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

From escudo +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eskuˈdaɾ/ [es.kuˈð̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: es‧cu‧dar

### Verb

escudar (first-person singular present escudo, first-person singular preterite escudé, past participle escudado)
* (transitive) to shield, block

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | escudar | escudar | escudar | escudar | escudar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | escudando | escudando | escudando | escudando | escudando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | escudado | escudado | escudada | escudada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | escudados | escudados | escudadas | escudadas |
| | | 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 | escudo | escudas$^{tú}$ escudás$^{vos}$ | escuda | escudamos | escudáis | escudan |
| indicative | imperfect | escudaba | escudabas | escudaba | escudábamos | escudabais | escudaban |
| indicative | preterite | escudé | escudaste | escudó | escudamos | escudasteis | escudaron |
| indicative | future | escudaré | escudarás | escudará | escudaremos | escudaréis | escudarán |
| indicative | conditional | escudaría | escudarías | escudaría | escudaríamos | escudaríais | escudarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | escude | escudes$^{tú}$ escudés$^{vos2}$ | escude | escudemos | escudéis | escuden |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | escudara | escudaras | escudara | escudáramos | escudarais | escudaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | escudase | escudases | escudase | escudásemos | escudaseis | escudasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | escudare | escudares | escudare | escudáremos | escudareis | escudaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | escuda$^{tú}$ escudá$^{vos}$ | escude | escudemos | escudad | escuden |
| imperative | negative | | no escudes | no escude | no escudemos | no escudéis | no escuden |
$^1$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

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