# catar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).

### Verb

catar (first-person singular indicative present cato, past participle catáu)
* to milk
* to search, look for
* to gaze
* to catch

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese catar, from Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈtaɾ/
* Hyphenation: ca‧tar

### Noun

catar m (plural catares)
* (archaic) gaze

### Adverb

catar
* except (for), unless

### Verb

catar (first-person singular present cato, first-person singular preterite catei, past participle catado)
* (transitive) to catch
* (transitive) to collect
* (transitive) to collect honey
    Synonyms: castrar, esmelgar
* (transitive) to search
* (transitive) to perceive, notice
* (pronominal) to realize (become aware of a fact or situation)
    Synonym: decatar
* (transitive) to carefully search
    Synonym: procurar
* (transitive) to delouse
    Synonym: espiollar
* (transitive) to taste; to eat
* (intransitive) to take care
** 1594, anonymous author, Entremés dos pastores:Ay Jan cata non te enfermes nen sentencies con malicia cata que a yalma perdes.Oh, John, take care, don't get mad Don't speak with malice Take care, because you're losing your soul

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* catadoiro
* catadura
* catasol
* decatar

### References

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

## Occitan
### Etymology 1

from the masculine plural of Medieval Latin Catharī (“Pure (ones)”), from the masculine plural of Byzantine Greek καθαροί (katharoí, “Pure (ones)”), from the masculine singular of Byzantine Greek καθαρός (katharós, “Pure (one)”), from Ancient Greek καθαρός (katharós, “pure”).

### Adjective

catar m (feminine singular catara, masculine plural catars, feminine plural cataras)
* Cathar

#### Related terms

* catarisme

### Etymology 2

Derived from Medieval Latin catarrus, from Late Latin catarrhus, from Ancient Greek κατάρροος (katárrhoos), which is derived from καταρρέω (katarrhéō, “I flow down”), which is composed of κατά (katá, “down”) and ῥέω (rhéō, “I flow”).

### Noun

catar m (plural catars)
* (medicine) catarrh

#### Related terms

* catarral
* catarrós

### Further reading

* Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana, L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2024, page 159.

## Old Galician-Portuguese
### Etymology

From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ka.ˈtaɾ/
* Rhymes: -aɾ

### Verb

catar
* to look; to observe; to examine
* to look for
** a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 335 (facsimile):
    ⁊ eles lle reſponderon / atal allur a catade.
       And they answered him: / go seek her elsewhere.
** 13th century, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Estêvão Fernandes Barreto, B 1611: Stev'Eanes, por Deus mandade (facsimile)
    Out(ro) camj̃ho cate todauia […]Nevertheless, look for another way […]
* to consider
* to care
** 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica Troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 533:Et moytas uegadas cõteçe que hay algũus que nõ catã senõ porlo que he sua prolAnd many times it happens that there are some than don't care but for their own interest
** 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica Troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 297:cata ben tua fazẽda, de tal maneyra que todos digã que de bon padre que seýo bon fillotake good care of your possessions and responsibilities, so that everyone says that of a good father came a good son

#### Descendants

* Galician: catar
* Portuguese: catar

### Noun

catar m (plural catares)
* gaze

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “catar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “catar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

## Portuguese
### Etymology 1

From Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”). Compare Galician, Asturian, and Spanish catar, Doublet of captar, a borrowing from Latin. Meaning “to find” possibly influenced by Venetan [Term?].

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈta(ʁ)/ [kaˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈta(ʁ)/ [kaˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kaˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kaˈta(ʁ)/ [kaˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kaˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈta.ɾi/
* Homophone: Catar (Brazil)
* Hyphenation: ca‧tar

#### Verb

catar (first-person singular present cato, first-person singular preterite catei, past participle catado)
* (transitive) to gather; to glean; to collect (get multiple things)
    Synonyms: colher, recolher
    Vamos catar as maçãs da árvore? ― Let’s gather apples from the tree?
* (transitive) to pick up (collect an object, especially from the ground)
    Synonym: pegar
    Deixei cair a carta, pode catá-la para mim? ― I dropped the letter, can you pick it up for me?
* (transitive) to look for; to search for (try to find something)
    Synonyms: procurar, buscar
    Passei o dia catando o livro. ― I spent the day looking for the book.
* (slang, transitive) to pick up (start a short romantic relationship with)
    Synonym: pegar
    Ele catou duas raparigas na festa. ― He picked up two chicks at the party.
* (transitive) to clean something by removing defective elements one by one
    Synonym: selecionar
    Cate o feijão antes de o cozinhar. ― Remove the rotten beans before cooking them.
* (transitive, Rio Grande do Sul) to find
    Synonyms: achar, encontrar
    Catei esse vídeo no YouTube. ― I found that video on YouTube.

##### Conjugation

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

##### Derived terms

* catadeira
* catavento

##### Related terms

* acatar

### Etymology 2

From Persian قطار (qatâr), from Arabic قِطَار (qiṭār, “train”).

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈtaʁ/ [kaˈtah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈtaʁ/ [kaˈtah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kaˈtaɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kaˈtaʁ/ [kaˈtaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kaˈtaɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈta.ɾi/
* Homophone: Catar (Brazil)
* Hyphenation: ca‧tar

#### Noun

catar m (plural catares)
* a train of camels
    Synonym: cáfila

### Etymology 3

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

#### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈtaʁ/ [kaˈtah]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kaˈtaʁ/ [kaˈtah]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kaˈtaɾ/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kaˈtaʁ/ [kaˈtaχ]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kaˈtaɻ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈtaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kɐˈta.ɾi/
* Homophone: Catar (Brazil)
* Hyphenation: ca‧tar

#### Noun

catar m (plural catares)
* (Can we verify this sense?) (very rare) Alternative form of cátaro

### References

* ↑ “catar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* ↑ “catar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

### Further reading

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

## Romanian
### Etymology

Borrowed from French catarrhe, from Latin catarrhus.

### Noun

catar n (plural cataruri)
* catarrh

#### Declension
## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish catar, from Late Latin cattāre (“look at, see”), from Latin captāre (“strive to see, strive to catch with one's eyes”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kaˈtaɾ/ [kaˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ca‧tar

### Verb

catar (first-person singular present cato, first-person singular preterite caté, past participle catado)
* (transitive) to taste (wine)
* (transitive) to sample (an appetizer)
* (transitive) to examine, look at
* (intransitive, dated) This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

#### 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

* catadura
* catalejo

#### Related terms

* acatar

### Further reading

* “catar”, 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

### Anagrams

* carta, traca

## Venetan
### Etymology

From Latin captāre.

### Verb

catar
* (transitive) to find

#### Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

#### Related terms

* catarse

#### Descendants

* →? Dalmatian: catur (“find”)