# mermar
## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan [Term?], from Vulgar Latin *minimō, *minimāre, from Latin minimus.

### Verb

mermar
* to reduce; to diminish

#### Conjugation

| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | mermar | mermar | mermar | aver mermat | aver mermat | aver mermat |
| gerund | gerund | mermant | mermant | mermant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | mermat | mermat | mermat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | mermi | mermas | merma | mermam | mermatz | merman |
| indicative | imperfect | mermavi | mermavas | mermava | mermàvem | mermàvetz | mermavan |
| indicative | preterite | mermèri | mermères | mermèt | mermèrem | mermèretz | mermèron |
| indicative | future | mermarai | mermaràs | mermarà | mermarem | mermaretz | mermaràn |
| indicative | conditional | mermariái | mermariás | mermariá | mermariam | mermariatz | mermarián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | mermèra | mermèras | mermèra | mermeram | mermeratz | mermèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | merme | mermes | merme | mermem | mermetz | mermen |
| subjunctive | imperfect | mermèssi | mermèsses | mermèsse | mermèssem | mermèssetz | mermèsson |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | merma | | mermem | mermatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |
| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | mermar | mermar | mermar | aver mermat | aver mermat | aver mermat |
| gerund | gerund | mermant | mermant | mermant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | mermat | mermat | mermat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | merme | mermes | merma | mermam | mermatz | mermon |
| indicative | imperfect | mermave | mermaves | mermava | mermaviam | mermaviatz | mermavon |
| indicative | preterite | mermere | mermeres | mermet | mermem | mermetz | mermeron |
| indicative | future | mermarai | mermaràs | mermará | mermarem | mermaretz | mermarán |
| indicative | conditional | mermariá | mermariás | mermariá | mermariam | mermariatz | mermarián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | mermèra | mermèras | mermèra | mermeram | mermeratz | mermèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | merme | mermes | merme | mermassiam | mermassiatz | mermon |
| subjunctive | imperfect | mermesse | mermesses | mermesse | mermessiam | mermessiatz | mermesson |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | merma | | mermassiam | mermatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |
| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | mermar | mermar | mermar | aver mermat | aver mermat | aver mermat |
| gerund | gerund | mermant | mermant | mermant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | mermat | mermat | mermat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | mermi | mermas | merma | mermam | mermatz | merman |
| indicative | imperfect | mermavi | mermavas | mermava | mermàvam | mermàvatz | mermavan |
| indicative | preterite | mermèi | mermès | mermè | mermèm | mermètz | mermèn |
| indicative | future | mermarèi | mermaràs | mermarà | mermaram | mermaratz | mermaràn |
| indicative | conditional | mermarí | mermarés | mermaré | mermarem | mermaretz | mermarén |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | mermèra | mermèras | mermèra | mermeram | mermeratz | mermèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | mermi | mermes | merme | mermem | mermetz | mermen |
| subjunctive | imperfect | mermèssi | mermèsses | mermèsse | mermèssem | mermèssetz | mermèssen |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | merma | | mermem | mermatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |
| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | mermar | mermar | mermar | aver mermat | aver mermat | aver mermat |
| gerund | gerund | mermant | mermant | mermant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | mermat | mermat | mermat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | merme | mermas | merma | mermam | mermatz | merman |
| indicative | imperfect | mermava | mermavas | mermava | mermàvam | mermàvatz | mermavan |
| indicative | preterite | mermei | mermeras | mermet | mermèram | mermèratz | mermeran |
| indicative | future | mermarai | mermaràs | mermará | mermarem | mermaretz | mermarán |
| indicative | conditional | mermariá | mermariàs | mermariá | mermariam | mermariatz | mermarián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | mermèra | mermèras | mermèra | mermeram | mermeratz | mermèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | merme | mermes | merme | mermem | mermetz | mermen |
| subjunctive | imperfect | mermèsse | mermèsses | mermèsse | mermèssem | mermèssetz | mermèssen |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | merma | | mermem | mermatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |
| | | simple | simple | simple | compound | compound | compound |
| infinitive | infinitive | mermar | mermar | mermar | aver mermat | aver mermat | aver mermat |
| gerund | gerund | mermant | mermant | mermant | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle | use gerund of aver + past participle |
| past participle | past participle | mermat | mermat | mermat | — | — | — |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | ieu | tu | el | nosautres | vosautres | eles |
| indicative | present | merme | mermes | merma | mermam | mermatz | merman |
| indicative | imperfect | mermavi | mermavas | mermava | mermàvem | mermàvetz | mermavan |
| indicative | preterite | mermère | mermères | mermèt | mermeriam | mermeriatz | mermèron |
| indicative | future | mermarai | mermaràs | mermarà | mermarem | mermaretz | mermaràn |
| indicative | conditional | mermariáu | mermariás | mermariá | mermariam | mermariatz | mermarián |
| indicative | conditional 2nd form$^1$ | mermèra | mermèras | mermèra | mermeram | mermeratz | mermèran |
| compound tenses | present perfect | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle | use the present tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle | use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | past anterior | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle | use the preterite tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | future perfect | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle | use the future tense of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | conditional perfect | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle | use the conditional tense of aver + past participle |
| subjunctive | | que ieu | que tu | que el | que nosautres | que vosautres | que eles |
| subjunctive | present | merme | mermes | merme | mermem | mermetz | merman |
| subjunctive | imperfect | mermèsse | mermèsses | mermèsse | mermessiam | mermessiatz | mermèsson |
| compound tenses | past | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| compound tenses | pluperfect | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle | use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle |
| imperative | imperative | — | tu | — | nosautres | vosautres | — |
| imperative | imperative | | merma | | mermem | mermatz | $^1$Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects |

## Spanish
### Etymology

Ultimately from Vulgar Latin minimāre, a verb based on Latin minimus (“least”). Considering its rather late date of first attestation in Spanish (1603) and the absence of an inherited Portuguese counterpart, Coromines & Pascual suppose it was likely borrowed, through mercantile contacts, from Occitan mermar, a term well-attested since the twelfth century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /meɾˈmaɾ/ [meɾˈmaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: mer‧mar

### Verb

mermar (first-person singular present mermo, first-person singular preterite mermé, past participle mermado)
* to reduce
    Synonyms: disminuir, rebajar, reducir

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | mermar | mermar | mermar | mermar | mermar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | mermando | mermando | mermando | mermando | mermando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | mermado | mermado | mermada | mermada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | mermados | mermados | mermadas | mermadas |
| | | 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 | mermo | mermas$^{tú}$ mermás$^{vos}$ | merma | mermamos | mermáis | merman |
| indicative | imperfect | mermaba | mermabas | mermaba | mermábamos | mermabais | mermaban |
| indicative | preterite | mermé | mermaste | mermó | mermamos | mermasteis | mermaron |
| indicative | future | mermaré | mermarás | mermará | mermaremos | mermaréis | mermarán |
| indicative | conditional | mermaría | mermarías | mermaría | mermaríamos | mermaríais | mermarían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | merme | mermes$^{tú}$ mermés$^{vos2}$ | merme | mermemos | merméis | mermen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | mermara | mermaras | mermara | mermáramos | mermarais | mermaran |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | mermase | mermases | mermase | mermásemos | mermaseis | mermasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | mermare | mermares | mermare | mermáremos | mermareis | mermaren |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | merma$^{tú}$ mermá$^{vos}$ | merme | mermemos | mermad | mermen |
| imperative | negative | | no mermes | no merme | no mermemos | no merméis | no mermen |
$^1$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.

### References

* ↑ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1985) “mermar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes IV (Me–Re), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 53

### Further reading

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