chilrear

Portuguese

Etymology

From chilro +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiw.ʁeˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃiʊ̯.heˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiw.ʁeˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃiʊ̯.heˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʃiw.ʁeˈa(ɾ)/ [ʃiʊ̯.heˈa(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʃiw.ʁeˈa(ʁ)/ [ʃiʊ̯.χeˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʃiw.ʁeˈa(ɻ)/ [ʃiʊ̯.heˈa(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃilˈʁjaɾ/ [ʃiɫˈʁjaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃilˈʁjaɾ/ [ʃiɫˈʁjaɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃilˈʁjaɾ/ [t͡ʃiɫˈʁjaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʃilˈʁja.ɾi/ [ʃiɫˈʁja.ɾi]

Verb

chilrear (first-person singular present chilreio, first-person singular preterite chilreei, past participle chilreado)

1. (intransitive, of a bird) to chirp, to chirrup

   Synonyms: pipilar, piar

2. (intransitive) to chatter

Conjugation

    Conjugation of chilrear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	chilrear
Personal	chilrear	chilreares	chilrear	chilrearmos	chilreardes	chilrearem
Gerund
	chilreando
Past participle
Masculine	chilreado			chilreados
Feminine	chilreada			chilreadas
Indicative
Present	chilreio	chilreias	chilreia	chilreamos	chilreais	chilreiam
Imperfect	chilreava	chilreavas	chilreava	chilreávamos	chilreáveis	chilreavam
Preterite	chilreei	chilreaste	chilreou	chilreamos1, chilreámos2	chilreastes	chilrearam
Pluperfect	chilreara	chilrearas	chilreara	chilreáramos	chilreáreis	chilrearam
Future	chilrearei	chilrearás	chilreará	chilrearemos	chilreareis	chilrearão
Conditional	chilrearia	chilrearias	chilrearia	chilrearíamos	chilrearíeis	chilreariam
Subjunctive
Present	chilreie	chilreies	chilreie	chilreemos	chilreeis	chilreiem
Imperfect	chilreasse	chilreasses	chilreasse	chilreássemos	chilreásseis	chilreassem
Future	chilrear	chilreares	chilrear	chilrearmos	chilreardes	chilrearem
Imperative
Affirmative		chilreia	chilreie	chilreemos	chilreai	chilreiem
Negative (não)		não chilreies	não chilreie	não chilreemos	não chilreeis	não chilreiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• chilreada
• chilreador
• chilreante
• chilreio

 

Further reading

• “chilrear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024