# acomodar
## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accommodāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ə.ku.muˈða]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ə.ko.moˈða]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.ko.moˈðaɾ]
* Audio (Catalonia):(file)
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
* Hyphenation: a‧co‧mo‧dar

### Verb

acomodar (first-person singular present acomodo, first-person singular preterite acomodí, past participle acomodat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/(transitive)
* to accommodate
* to make comfortable
* to arrange
    Synonym: arranjar
* to suit (be appropriate for)
    Synonym: convenir
* (pronominal) to adapt (a to)
    Synonyms: adaptar-se, agombolar-se, conformar-se

#### Derived terms

* acomodable
* acomodador
* acomodament

#### Related terms

* acomodació
* acomodat
* acomodatiu
* còmode

### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Etymology

From Latin accommodō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /akomoˈdaɾ/ [ɑ.ko.moˈð̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧co‧mo‧dar

### Verb

acomodar (first-person singular present acomodo, first-person singular preterite acomodei, past participle acomodado)
* to accommodate

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* acomodación
* cómodo

#### Further reading

* “acomodar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* accommodar (pre-reform spelling)
* accomodar (pre-reform spelling)

### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accommodāre, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) +‎ commodō (“adapt, put in order”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.ko.moˈda(ʁ)/ [a.ko.moˈda(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.ko.moˈda(ʁ)/ [a.ko.moˈda(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.ko.moˈda(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.ko.moˈda(ʁ)/ [a.ko.moˈda(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.ko.moˈda(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ku.muˈdaɾ/ [ɐ.ku.muˈðaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ku.muˈdaɾ/ [ɐ.ku.muˈðaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.ku.muˈda.ɾi/ [ɐ.ku.muˈða.ɾi]

### Verb

acomodar (first-person singular present acomodo, first-person singular preterite acomodei, past participle acomodado)
* (transitive) to accommodate
* (transitive) to make comfortable
** 1938, Graciliano Ramos, Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 89:A cadellinha chegou-se aos pulos, cheirou-o, lambeu-lhe as mãos e accommodou-se.The little dog trotted over, smelled him, licked his hands and made herself comfortable.
* (transitive) to settle, resolve (a dispute)

#### Conjugation

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin accommodāre, the present active infinitive of accommodō, from ad- (“to, towards, at”) +‎ commodō (“adapt, put in order”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /akomoˈdaɾ/ [a.ko.moˈð̞aɾ]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧co‧mo‧dar

### Verb

acomodar (first-person singular present acomodo, first-person singular preterite acomodé, past participle acomodado)
* to accommodate
* to usher or settle
* to suit; to be suitable
* (reflexive) to settle 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

* acomodadizo
* acomodado
* acomodamiento

#### Related terms

* acomodación
* acomodador
* acomodarse
* acomodaticio
* acomodo
* cómodo

### Further reading

* “acomodar”, 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