# registrar
## English
### Etymology

From Medieval Latin registrārius, from registrum (“register”) + -ārius (“agent”). See more at register.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪsˌtɹɑɹ/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

registrar (plural registrars)
* An official keeper or recorder of records.
** An officer in a university who keeps enrollment and academic achievement records.
** (museums) The person responsible for record-keeping related to a museum's or archive's collection.
** (law) The chief executive officer of a judicial forum, in charge of the entire registry of the department.
* A doctor receiving advanced specialist training in some countries in order to become a consultant.
* (Internet) A service that manages the reservation of domain names.

#### Derived terms

* registrar-general

#### Related terms

* register, registry

#### Translations
## Catalan
### Etymology

From registre +‎ -ar. First attested in 1286.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [rə.ʒisˈtɾa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [re.d͡ʒisˈtɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

registrar (first-person singular present registro, first-person singular preterite registrí, past participle registrat)
* to register, to record
    Synonym: enregistrar

#### Derived terms

* registració

### References

* ↑ “registrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Further reading

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

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* registar (Portugal)

### Etymology

From registro +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.ʒisˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [he.ʒisˈtɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.ʒisˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [he.ʒisˈtɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʁe.ʒisˈtɾa(ɾ)/ [he.ʒisˈtɾa(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁe.ʒiʃˈtɾa(ʁ)/ [χe.ʒiʃˈtɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁe.ʒisˈtɾa(ɻ)/ [he.ʒisˈtɾa(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.ʒiʃˈtɾaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.ʒiʃˈtɾaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁɨ.ʒiʃˈtɾa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: re‧gis‧trar

### Verb

registrar (first-person singular present registro, first-person singular preterite registrei, past participle registrado) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
* to register, to record

#### Conjugation

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

From registro +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rexisˈtɾaɾ/ [re.xisˈt̪ɾaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: re‧gis‧trar

### Verb

registrar (first-person singular present registro, first-person singular preterite registré, past participle registrado)
* to register, record
* to examine, inspect, search
* (reflexive) to check in

#### 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.

#### Derived terms

* a mí que me registren
* marca registrada
* registración
* registrador

### Further reading

* “registrar”, 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