ciscar

Spanish

Etymology

From cisco.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): (Spain) /θisˈkaɾ/ [θisˈkaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /sisˈkaɾ/ [sisˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: cis‧car

Verb

ciscar (first-person singular present cisco, first-person singular preterite cisqué, past participle ciscado)

  1. to dirty; muck up
    Synonyms: ensuciar, mancillar
    ciscar su imagen ― sully one's image
    • 1604, Mateo Alemán, Atalaya de la vida humana:
      Pobre de mí, pues, como estaba ciscado, a cada paso parecía que me ponían a los cuatro vientos.
      Woe is me, as I was sullied, at every step methought I was being prais'd from the roof-tops.
  2. (reflexive) to shit one's pants; shit oneself; soil oneself
    Synonym: cagarse
  3. (reflexive) to shit oneself (lose bravery)
    • 1967, Ricardo Fernández de la Reguera, Vagabundos provisionales:
      Estaba al frente un capitán. Se ciscó de miedo y se agazapó en el refugio
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation
    Conjugation of ciscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive ciscar
gerund ciscando
past participle masculine feminine
singular ciscado ciscada
plural ciscados ciscadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cisco ciscastú
ciscásvos		 cisca ciscamos ciscáis ciscan
imperfect ciscaba ciscabas ciscaba ciscábamos ciscabais ciscaban
preterite cisqué ciscaste ciscó ciscamos ciscasteis ciscaron
future ciscaré ciscarás ciscará ciscaremos ciscaréis ciscarán
conditional ciscaría ciscarías ciscaría ciscaríamos ciscaríais ciscarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos		 él/ella/ello
usted		 nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ellos/ellas
ustedes
present cisque cisquestú
cisquésvos2		 cisque cisquemos cisquéis cisquen
imperfect
(ra)		 ciscara ciscaras ciscara ciscáramos ciscarais ciscaran
imperfect
(se)		 ciscase ciscases ciscase ciscásemos ciscaseis ciscasen
future1 ciscare ciscares ciscare ciscáremos ciscareis ciscaren
imperative — tú
vos		 usted nosotros
nosotras		 vosotros
vosotras		 ustedes
affirmative ciscatú
ciscávos		 cisque cisquemos ciscad cisquen
negative no cisques no cisque no cisquemos no cisquéis no cisquen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of ciscar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive ciscar
dative ciscarme ciscarte ciscarle, ciscarse ciscarnos ciscaros ciscarles, ciscarse
accusative ciscarme ciscarte ciscarlo, ciscarla, ciscarse ciscarnos ciscaros ciscarlos, ciscarlas, ciscarse
with gerund ciscando
dative ciscándome ciscándote ciscándole, ciscándose ciscándonos ciscándoos ciscándoles, ciscándose
accusative ciscándome ciscándote ciscándolo, ciscándola, ciscándose ciscándonos ciscándoos ciscándolos, ciscándolas, ciscándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative cisca
dative císcame císcate císcale císcanos not used císcales
accusative císcame císcate císcalo, císcala císcanos not used císcalos, císcalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative ciscá
dative ciscame ciscate ciscale ciscanos not used ciscales
accusative ciscame ciscate ciscalo, ciscala ciscanos not used ciscalos, ciscalas
with formal second-person singular imperative cisque
dative císqueme not used císquele, císquese císquenos not used císqueles
accusative císqueme not used císquelo, císquela, císquese císquenos not used císquelos, císquelas
with first-person plural imperative cisquemos
dative not used cisquémoste cisquémosle cisquémonos cisquémoos cisquémosles
accusative not used cisquémoste cisquémoslo, cisquémosla cisquémonos cisquémoos cisquémoslos, cisquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative ciscad
dative ciscadme not used ciscadle ciscadnos ciscaos ciscadles
accusative ciscadme not used ciscadlo, ciscadla ciscadnos ciscaos ciscadlos, ciscadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative cisquen
dative císquenme not used císquenle císquennos not used císquenles, císquense
accusative císquenme not used císquenlo, císquenla císquennos not used císquenlos, císquenlas, císquense
  • ciscón

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