# celebrar
## Aragonese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin celebrāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /θeleˈbɾa(ɾ)/
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
* Syllabification: ce‧le‧brar

### Verb

celebrar
* (transitive) to celebrate, to observe (to honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business)
* (transitive) to celebrate (to perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite)
* (transitive) to celebrate (to extol or honour in a solemn manner)

#### Derived terms

* celebrando

#### Related terms

* celebración
* celebrador
* celebre
* celebridat

### References

* “celebrar”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)
* Bal Palazios, Santiago (2002) “celebrar”, in Dizionario breu de a luenga aragonesa, Zaragoza, →ISBN

## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /θeleˈbɾaɾ/ [θe.leˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: ce‧le‧brar

### Verb

celebrar (first-person singular indicative present celebro, past participle celebráu)
* to celebrate

#### Related terms

* celebración

### Further reading

* Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin celebrāre. First attested in the 14th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [sə.ləˈβɾa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [sə.ləˈbɾa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [se.leˈbɾaɾ]
* Audio:(file)

### Verb

celebrar (first-person singular present celebro, first-person singular preterite celebrí, past participle celebrat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* (transitive) to celebrate, to observe (to honour by rites, by ceremonies of joy and respect, or by refraining from ordinary business)
* (transitive) to celebrate (to perform or participate in, as a sacrament or solemn rite)
* (transitive) to celebrate (to extol or honour in a solemn manner)

#### Derived terms

* celebrant

#### Related terms

* celebració
* celebrador
* cèlebre
* celebritat

### References

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

### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin celebrō.

### Verb

celebrar (first-person singular present celebro, first-person singular preterite celebrei, past participle celebrado)
* to celebrate

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* celebración

### Further reading

* “celebrar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* “celebrar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “celebrar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “celebrar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “celebrar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Interlingua
### Verb

celebrar
* to celebrate

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | celebrar | celebrar |
| participle | participle | present | perfect |
| participle | participle | celebrante | celebrate |
| active | | simple | perfect |
| active | present | celebra | ha celebrate |
| active | past | celebrava | habeva celebrate |
| active | future | celebrara | habera celebrate |
| active | conditional | celebrarea | haberea celebrate |
| active | imperative | celebra | |
| passive | | simple | perfect |
| passive | present | es celebrate | ha essite celebrate |
| passive | past | esseva celebrate | habeva essite celebrate |
| passive | future | essera celebrate | habera essite celebrate |
| passive | conditional | esserea celebrate | haberea essite celebrate |
| passive | imperative | sia celebrate | |

#### Related terms

* celebration

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

celebrar
* to celebrate

#### Related terms

* celebracion

### Further reading

* Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 162.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin celebrāre.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /se.leˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [se.leˈbɾa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /se.leˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [se.leˈbɾa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /se.leˈbɾa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /se.leˈbɾa(ʁ)/ [se.leˈbɾa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /se.leˈbɾa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɨ.lɨˈbɾaɾ/ [sɨ.lɨˈβɾaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /sɨ.lɨˈbɾaɾ/ [sɨ.lɨˈβɾaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /sɨ.lɨˈbɾa.ɾi/ [sɨ.lɨˈβɾa.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: ce‧le‧brar

### Verb

celebrar (first-person singular present celebro, first-person singular preterite celebrei, past participle celebrado)
* to celebrate (all senses)
    Synonym: festejar

#### Conjugation

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

### Further reading

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin celebrāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Spain) /θeleˈbɾaɾ/ [θe.leˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
* IPA: (Latin America, Philippines) /seleˈbɾaɾ/ [se.leˈβ̞ɾaɾ]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ce‧le‧brar

### Verb

celebrar (first-person singular present celebro, first-person singular preterite celebré, past participle celebrado)
* to celebrate
* to hold, to organize (a formal event, conference, meeting etc.)
** 2020 April 12, “Sánchez defiende su gestión ante un nuevo alud de quejas y críticas de presidentes autonómicos”, in La Vanguardia‎:El presidente del Gobierno, Pedro Sánchez, ha vuelto a defender su gestión de la crisis del coronavirus en la conferencia de presidentes autonómicos que, por quinto domingo consecutivo, está celebrando esta mañana.The Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has once again defended his management of the coronavirus crisis at the conference of regional presidents which is being held this morning for the fifth Sunday in a row.
* to welcome, to accept

#### 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.

#### Related terms

* celebración
* célebre
* celebridad

### Further reading

* “celebrar”, 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