# masturba
## Asturian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /masˈtuɾba/ [mas̪ˈt̪uɾ.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -uɾba
* Syllabification: mas‧tur‧ba

### Verb

masturba
* inflection of masturbar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Basque
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mas̺turba/ [mas̺.t̪ur.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -urba, -a
* Hyphenation: mas‧tur‧ba

### Verb

masturba
* Short form of masturbatu (“to masturbate”).

## Catalan
### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [məsˈtur.bə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [masˈtuɾ.ba]
* Rhymes: -uɾba
* Hyphenation: mas‧tur‧ba

### Verb

masturba
* inflection of masturbar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /mas.tyʁ.ba/

### Verb

masturba
* third-person singular past historic of masturber

## Galician
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /masˈtuɾba/ [mas̺ˈt̪uɾ.β̞ɐ]
* Rhymes: -uɾba
* Hyphenation: mas‧tur‧ba

### Verb

masturba
* inflection of masturbar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Interlingua
### Pronunciation

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### Verb

masturba
* present of masturbar
* imperative of masturbar

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /maˈstur.ba/
* Rhymes: -urba
* Hyphenation: ma‧stùr‧ba

### Verb

masturba
* inflection of masturbare:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

### Anagrams

* stambura

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Verb

masturba
* inflection of masturbar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /masˈtuʁ.bɐ/ [masˈtuɦ.bɐ]
* (Brazil) IPA: /masˈtuʁ.bɐ/ [masˈtuɦ.bɐ]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /masˈtuɾ.bɐ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /maʃˈtuʁ.bɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /masˈtuɻ.ba/
* (Portugal) IPA: /mɐʃˈtuɾ.bɐ/ [mɐʃˈtuɾ.βɐ]

### Verb

masturba
* inflection of masturbar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French masturber.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [masturˈba]

### Verb

a masturba (third-person singular present masturbează, past participle masturbat) 1st conjugation
* (reflexive, with accusative) to masturbate (oneself)
    Mă masturbez când mă simt singur.I masturbate when I feel lonely.
    Cred că frate-meu se masturbează în cealaltă cameră. Sper că are un prosop alături.I think my brother is masturbating in the other room. I hope he's got a towel nearby.
    Dacă-ți spune orice bărbat că nu se masturbează niciodată, este un mincinos neobrăzat.If any man tells you that he never masturbates, he is a shameless liar.
* (transitive) to masturbate (another)
    L-am masturbat pe prietenul meu și el pe mine.I masturbated my boyfriend and he (masturbated) me.

#### Related terms

* masturbare
* masturbator
* masturbație

### See also

* da labă
* da la labă
* face labă

### Further reading

* masturba in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /masˈtuɾba/ [masˈt̪uɾ.β̞a]
* Rhymes: -uɾba
* Syllabification: mas‧tur‧ba

### Verb

masturba
* inflection of masturbar:
** third-person singular present indicative
** second-person singular imperative