tapar

From tap or tapa +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [təˈpa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [taˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

tapar (first-person singular present tapo, first-person singular preterite tapí, past participle tapat)

1. (transitive) to cork (a bottle, etc.), to stopper
2. (transitive) to plug (a hole), to fill
3. (transitive) to cover, to conceal
4. (transitive) to silence (in an argument)
5. (intransitive, pronominal) to suffocate, to choke

   Synonym: ofegar-se

6. (intransitive, pronominal) to become overcast (of the sky)

• tapaboques
• tapador
• tapadura
• tapaforats
• tapall
• tapament
• taparada

• taponar

• “tapar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

From Old Galician-Portuguese tapar, from tapa (“lid”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *tappô (“plug, tap”).

• IPA^(key): /taˈpaɾ/

tapar (first-person singular present tapo, first-person singular preterite tapei, past participle tapado)

1. (transitive) to cover or close something with a lid or obstruction
   • 1432, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 93:

     En este dia e por estas testemoyas, se deu o pregón das bestas mullares e asnos, que os non deytasen enas viñas nen cortasen as çepas, su a pena ordenada por ho conçello etc, e que cada hun que tape os portellos etc, su a dita pena, cada un da sua viña

     In this day and with these witnesses, it was proclaimed the announcements of the mules and asses, that they should not free them at the vineyards, nor cut down the grapevines under the penalty accorded by the council etcetera, and each one should close the gates etecetera, under the aforementioned penalty, each one of their vineyard

   Synonym: pechar

   1. to cork, to plug

      Synonyms: arrollar, zapar

   2. to obstruct an orifice

      Synonyms: atoar, obstruír

      • 1409, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, Santiago de Compostela: Centro Ramón Piñeiro, page 93:

        faz cristel de huun canudo longo et groso et meteo no cuu do Cauallo, et parao ao sopee et llançalle por aquel cristel aquella decauçon tibya, et tanto que lla llançares tapalle o Cuu con estopa ou con pano de gisa que non saya ende a decauçon

        prepare a enema with a long and thick cane and insert it in the ass of the horse, immobilize him and pour by the cane the lukewarm enema, and as soon as you have done that plug the ass with oakum or a cloth, so as the enema doesn't come out

      • 1437, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 121:

        por rasón que o cano da fonte Arcada estaua atuado e tapado ena orta do dito Pero Gomes

        because the pipe of the Arched Fountain was clogged and obstructed in Pedro Gomez's garden

2. (transitive) to cover something so it can’t bee seen

   Synonyms: cubrir, ocultar

3. (transitive) to enclose, to wall
   • 1312, Clarinda de Azevedo Maia (ed.), História do galego-português. Estado linguístico da Galiza e do Noroeste de Portugal do século XII ao século XVI (com referência á situação do galego moderno). Coimbra: I.N.I.C., p. 149:

     eſta uina uos damos per taeſ cõdiçõeſ que a lauredeſ de todo lauor que [a] uina a maſter τ a tapedeſ en guyſa que nõ defaleſca per mj̃gua de tapadura

     we give you this vineyard under the condition that you work there any labour that the vineyard needs, and that you wall it so that it won't give out because of shortage of enclossing

4. (pronominal) to cover up

• tapada

• tapa

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “tapar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “tap”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tapar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “tapar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “tapar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “tapar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tapar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

tapar m (definite singular taparen, indefinite plural taparar, definite plural taparane)

1. loser (person who fails to win)

   Antonym: vinnar

2. loser (someone who loses in a specified manner)

   Han var ein god tapar. ― He was a good loser.

3. loser (person of unhappy circumstances)
4. loser (insult)

tapar

1. present of tapa

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tapar

1. to cork (a bottle, etc.)

      Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tapi	tapas	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapan
	imperfect	tapavi	tapavas	tapava	tapàvem	tapàvetz	tapavan
	preterite	tapèri	tapères	tapèt	tapèrem	tapèretz	tapèron
	future	taparai	taparàs	taparà	taparem	taparetz	taparàn
	conditional	tapariái	tapariás	tapariá	tapariam	tapariatz	taparián
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tape	tapes	tape	tapem	tapetz	tapen
	imperfect	tapèssi	tapèsses	tapèsse	tapèssem	tapèssetz	tapèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapem	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tape	tapes	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapon
	imperfect	tapave	tapaves	tapava	tapaviam	tapaviatz	tapavon
	preterite	tapere	taperes	tapet	tapem	tapetz	taperon
	future	taparai	taparàs	tapará	taparem	taparetz	taparán
	conditional	tapariá	tapariás	tapariá	tapariam	tapariatz	taparián
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tape	tapes	tape	tapassiam	tapassiatz	tapon
	imperfect	tapesse	tapesses	tapesse	tapessiam	tapessiatz	tapesson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapassiam	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tapi	tapas	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapan
	imperfect	tapavi	tapavas	tapava	tapàvam	tapàvatz	tapavan
	preterite	tapèi	tapès	tapè	tapèm	tapètz	tapèn
	future	taparèi	taparàs	taparà	taparam	taparatz	taparàn
	conditional	taparí	taparés	taparé	taparem	taparetz	taparén
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tapi	tapes	tape	tapem	tapetz	tapen
	imperfect	tapèssi	tapèsses	tapèsse	tapèssem	tapèssetz	tapèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapem	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tape	tapas	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapan
	imperfect	tapava	tapavas	tapava	tapàvam	tapàvatz	tapavan
	preterite	tapei	taperas	tapet	tapèram	tapèratz	taperan
	future	taparai	taparàs	tapará	taparem	taparetz	taparán
	conditional	tapariá	tapariàs	tapariá	tapariam	tapariatz	taparián
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tape	tapes	tape	tapem	tapetz	tapen
	imperfect	tapèsse	tapèsses	tapèsse	tapèssem	tapèssetz	tapèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapem	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

      Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		tapar			aver tapat
gerund		tapant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		tapat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	tape	tapes	tapa	tapam	tapatz	tapan
	imperfect	tapavi	tapavas	tapava	tapàvem	tapàvetz	tapavan
	preterite	tapère	tapères	tapèt	taperiam	taperiatz	tapèron
	future	taparai	taparàs	taparà	taparem	taparetz	taparàn
	conditional	tapariáu	tapariás	tapariá	tapariam	tapariatz	taparián
	conditional 2nd form1	tapèra	tapèras	tapèra	taperam	taperatz	tapèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	tape	tapes	tape	tapem	tapetz	tapan
	imperfect	tapèsse	tapèsses	tapèsse	tapessiam	tapessiatz	tapèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			tapa		tapem	tapatz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

See tapa

• Hyphenation: ta‧par

tapar (first-person singular present tapo, first-person singular preterite tapei, past participle tapado)

1. (transitive) to close something with a lid or obstruction

   Synonym: tampar

2. (transitive) to cover something so it can’t be seen

   Synonym: cobrir

• tapa

From tapa (“lid, cover”) +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /taˈpaɾ/ [t̪aˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ta‧par

tapar (first-person singular present tapo, first-person singular preterite tapé, past participle tapado)

1. to cover

   Synonym: cubrir

   Antonym: destapar

2. to cap, to close with a lid, to put a lid on

   Synonym: cerrar

   Antonym: destapar

3. to plug, to plug up, to fill a hole or pit

   Synonyms: rellenar, (of teeth) empastar

4. to block, to obstruct, to clog

   Synonyms: obstruir, bloquear

5. to cover up, to hide, to conceal

   Synonyms: encubrir, esconder, ocultar

6. to mask (e.g., a smell, a painting or colors painted)
7. (reflexive) to be clogged, to be clogged up
8. (reflexive) to cover oneself up (to cover oneself when naked)
9. (reflexive) to cover oneself (to put on a covering for protection from the elements, etc.)

• “tapar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28

• IPA^(key): [ˈta.paɾ]

tapar

1. (stative) to be surprised

• Rika Hayami-Allen (2001) A descriptive study of the language of Ternate, the northern Moluccas, Indonesia, University of Pittsburgh

tapar

1. third-person singular indicative aorist of tapmak