batir

See also: bâtir

Banyumasan

Romanization

batir

1. Romanization of ꦧꦠꦶꦂ

Hausa

Etymology

Borrowed from English battery.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /báː.tìr/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA^(key): [báː.tɪ̀r]

Noun

bātìr̃ m (plural bātur̃ā̀ or bātir̃ōr̃ī)

1. battery (for a car or flashlight)

   Synonym: (Niger) pil

Ido

Verb

batir

1. past infinitive of batar

Ladino

Noun

batir m (Latin spelling)

1. beating (of the heart)

Maranao

Noun

batir

1. (ball games) bat

Old Irish

Alternative forms

• batar

Verb

batir

1. third-person plural preterite/imperfect indicative of is

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin battere, from earlier battuere. Compare English bate.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /baˈtiɾ/ [baˈt̪iɾ]

• Audio (Peru):

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• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧tir

Verb

batir (first-person singular present bato, first-person singular preterite batí, past participle batido)

1. (transitive) to beat, to pound repeatedly

   batir las alas ― to flap (of a bird)

   batir las palmas ― to clap

2. (transitive, cooking) to beat, whisk, whip
3. (transitive) to beat, overcome (an opponent, record, etc.)
4. (transitive) to coin (a word, etc.)

   Synonym: acuñar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of batir (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			batir
gerund			batiendo
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		batido		batida
		plural		batidos		batidas
		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	bato	batestú batísvos	bate	batimos	batís	baten
	imperfect	batía	batías	batía	batíamos	batíais	batían
	preterite	batí	batiste	batió	batimos	batisteis	batieron
	future	batiré	batirás	batirá	batiremos	batiréis	batirán
	conditional	batiría	batirías	batiría	batiríamos	batiríais	batirían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	bata	batastú batásvos2	bata	batamos	batáis	batan
	imperfect (ra)	batiera	batieras	batiera	batiéramos	batierais	batieran
	imperfect (se)	batiese	batieses	batiese	batiésemos	batieseis	batiesen
	future1	batiere	batieres	batiere	batiéremos	batiereis	batieren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		batetú batívos	bata	batamos	batid	batan
	negative		no batas	no bata	no batamos	no batáis	no batan

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

    Selected combined forms of batir

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 batir	dative	batirme	batirte	batirle, batirse	batirnos	batiros	batirles, batirse
	accusative	batirme	batirte	batirlo, batirla, batirse	batirnos	batiros	batirlos, batirlas, batirse
with gerund batiendo	dative	batiéndome	batiéndote	batiéndole, batiéndose	batiéndonos	batiéndoos	batiéndoles, batiéndose
	accusative	batiéndome	batiéndote	batiéndolo, batiéndola, batiéndose	batiéndonos	batiéndoos	batiéndolos, batiéndolas, batiéndose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative bate	dative	báteme	bátete	bátele	bátenos	not used	báteles
	accusative	báteme	bátete	bátelo, bátela	bátenos	not used	bátelos, bátelas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative batí	dative	batime	batite	batile	batinos	not used	batiles
	accusative	batime	batite	batilo, batila	batinos	not used	batilos, batilas
with formal second-person singular imperative bata	dative	bátame	not used	bátale, bátase	bátanos	not used	bátales
	accusative	bátame	not used	bátalo, bátala, bátase	bátanos	not used	bátalos, bátalas
with first-person plural imperative batamos	dative	not used	batámoste	batámosle	batámonos	batámoos	batámosles
	accusative	not used	batámoste	batámoslo, batámosla	batámonos	batámoos	batámoslos, batámoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative batid	dative	batidme	not used	batidle	batidnos	batíos	batidles
	accusative	batidme	not used	batidlo, batidla	batidnos	batíos	batidlos, batidlas
with formal second-person plural imperative batan	dative	bátanme	not used	bátanle	bátannos	not used	bátanles, bátanse
	accusative	bátanme	not used	bátanlo, bátanla	bátannos	not used	bátanlos, bátanlas, bátanse

Derived terms

• abatir
• batido
• batidor
• batidora
• batimiento
• batir el campo
• batir el cobre
• batir en brecha
• batir la campaña
• batir la estrada
• batir la justa
• batir palmas
• batirse el cobre
• batirse en retirada
• crema batida
• pieza de batir
• rebatir
• tierra batida

Descendants

• → Cebuano: batil
• → Ilocano: batil
• → Tagalog: bati

Further reading

• “batir”, 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

Tagalog

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /baˈtiɾ/ [bɐˈt̪iɾ]
• Rhymes: -iɾ
• Syllabification: ba‧tir

Adjective

batír (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜆᜒᜇ᜔)

1. Obsolete form of batid.