# casar
## Asturian
### Etymology

Probably from casa +‎ -ar.

### Verb

casar (first-person singular indicative present caso, past participle casáu)
* to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
    La mio fía casó la selmana pesadaMy daughter married last week
* to match, coincide, be the same as
    La collor la xaqueta casa con estaThe colour of the jacket matches this one
* to get along (with someone), agree on tastes or opinions with someone
    Nun caso col nuevu vecínI don't get along with the new neighbour

#### Related terms

* casoriu
* casamientu

## Catalan
### Etymology

Probably from casa +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [kəˈza]
* IPA: (Valencia) [kaˈzaɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

casar (first-person singular present caso, first-person singular preterite casí, past participle casat)
* to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
* (reflexive) to marry, get married

#### Derived terms

* casament
* casera
* casori

#### Related terms

* casar-se

### Further reading

* “casar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “casar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “casar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “casar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese casar (13th century), probably from casa +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [kaˈsaɾ]

### Verb

casar (first-person singular present caso, first-person singular preterite casei, past participle casado)
* to marry
    Miña nay por me casar / prometeome canto tiña, / quando foy a darm'o dote / pagoume c'unha galiña. (folk song, 18th c.)My mother for marrying me / promised me all she had; / when she went to give me the dowry / she paid me with a hen.
* (figurative) to pair; to match; to fit; to combine
    Esas pezas do crebacabezas non casan ― Those puzzle pieces don't match

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* casamento

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “casar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “casar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “casar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “casar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “casar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “casar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “casar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /²kɛɪ̯.sɑ(r)/, /²kæɪ̯.sɑ(r)/
* Homophone: keisar

### Noun

casar m
* indefinite plural of case

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Probably from casa +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈza(ʁ)/ [kaˈza(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈza(ʁ)/ [kaˈza(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kaˈza(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kaˈza(ʁ)/ [kaˈza(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kaˈza(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈzaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈzaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈza.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: ca‧sar

### Verb

casar (first-person singular present caso, first-person singular preterite casei, past participle casado)
* (intransitive) to marry [with com ‘someone’]
    Queres casar comigo? ― Do you want to marry me?
* (pronominal) to get married
* (transitive) to marry someone (unite two others in wedlock) [with com ‘with/to someone else’]
* (transitive, figuratively) to join, unite

#### Conjugation

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

#### Derived terms

* casável

### Further reading

* “casar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “casar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “casar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “casar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “casar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “casar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Scottish Gaelic
### Etymology 1

From Old Irish casúr.

#### Noun

casar m (genitive singular casair, plural casaran)
* small hammer

##### Alternative forms

* casair, casaire (Arran)

### Etymology 2
#### Noun

casar m (genitive singular casair, plural casaran)
* Alternative form of cabhsair

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Scottish Gaelic. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Probably from casa +‎ -ar. Compare also Italian accasare, Romanian căsători.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈsaɾ/ [kaˈsaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ca‧sar
* Homophone: (Latin America) cazar

### Verb

casar (first-person singular present caso, first-person singular preterite casé, past participle casado)
* (transitive) to marry, wed someone to (unite two others in wedlock)
    Synonym: desposar
* (transitive) to marry off
* (intransitive) to match (up), fit (together)
    Este tercero les ayudará a casar las necesidades con los recursos.This third party will help them match needs with resources.
* (reciprocal) to get married, marry (each other, one another)
    Se casaron justo después de la graduación.They got married right after graduation.
* (reflexive) to wed, marry, get married [with con]
    Voy a casarme con la mujer de mis sueños esta noche.I am going to marry the woman of my dreams tonight.

#### Conjugation

$^1$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.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Derived terms

* casadero
* casamiento
* casarse
* casarse de penalti
* casarse por la Iglesia
* casarse por lo civil
* descasar
* no casarse con nadie

#### Descendants

* → Bikol Central: kasal
* → Cebuano: kasal
* → Hiligaynon: kasal
* → Karao: kasal
* → Tagalog: kasal

### Further reading

* “casar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10