# pecar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Latin peccāre.

### Verb

pecar (first-person singular indicative present peco, past participle pecáu)
* to sin

#### Related terms

* pecáu

## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan pec(c)ar, from Latin peccāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [pəˈka]
* IPA: (Valencia) [peˈkaɾ]
* Homophone: pecà
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequí, past participle pecat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
* to sin

#### Related terms

* pecador
* pecat

### References

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

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pecar, from Latin peccāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [peˈkaɾ]

### Verb

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequei, past participle pecado)
* (intransitive) to sin

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* pecado
* pecador

### References

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

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan peccar, from Latin peccāre.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

pecar
* to sin (commit a sin)

#### Related terms

* pecador
* pecat

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* peccar (obsolete)

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈka(ʁ)/ [peˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /peˈka(ʁ)/ [peˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /peˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /peˈka(ʁ)/ [peˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /peˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /pɨˈka.ɾi/

### Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese pecar, from Latin peccāre (“to sin”).

#### Verb

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequei, past participle pecado)
* (theology) to sin (commit a sin)
    Synonym: errar
* to commit a misdeed

##### Conjugation

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

##### Derived terms

* ser melhor pecar por excesso

##### Related terms

* pecabilidade
* pecadilho
* pecado
* pecador
* pecaminosamente
* pecaminosidade
* pecaminoso
* pecante

### Etymology 2

From peco +‎ -ar.

#### Verb

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequei, past participle pecado)
* to become stupid

##### Conjugation

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish pecar, borrowed from Latin peccāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /peˈkaɾ/ [peˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: pe‧car

### Verb

pecar (first-person singular present peco, first-person singular preterite pequé, past participle pecado)
* to sin

#### 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

* en arca abierta el justo peca
* pecar de prudente
* tanto peca el que mata a la vaca como el que le agarra la pata

#### Related terms

* pecadillo
* pecado
* pecador
* pecaminoso
* pecante

### References

* Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “pecar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, page 450

### Further reading

* “pecar”, 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