honrar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• honorar

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan honrar, from Latin honōrāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [unˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Northwestern) [onˈra]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [onˈraɾ]

• Audio (Barcelona):

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• Homophone: honrà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

honrar (first-person singular present honro, first-person singular preterite honrí, past participle honrat); root stress: (Northern) /u/; (Balearic, Central, Northwestern, Valencia) /o/

1. (transitive) to honor
2. (pronominal) to be honored (amb by)

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of honrar (first conjugation)

infinitive			honrar
gerund			honrant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		honrat		honrada
		plural		honrats		honrades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	honro	honres	honra	honrem	honreu	honren
	imperfect	honrava	honraves	honrava	honràvem	honràveu	honraven
	future	honraré	honraràs	honrarà	honrarem	honrareu	honraran
	preterite	honrí	honrares	honrà	honràrem	honràreu	honraren
	conditional	honraria	honraries	honraria	honraríem	honraríeu	honrarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	honri	honris	honri	honrem	honreu	honrin
	imperfect	honrés	honressis	honrés	honréssim	honréssiu	honressin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	honra	honri	honrem	honreu	honrin
	negative (no)	—	no honris	no honri	no honrem	no honreu	no honrin

Derived terms

• deshonrar
• honra
• honrament
• honrança
• honrat

Related terms

• honradesa
• honrós

References

• “honrar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “honrar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “honrar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “honrar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin honor

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin honorāre

Old Galician-Portuguese onrar

Portuguese honrar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese onrar, from Latin honorāre.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /õˈʁa(ʁ)/ [õˈha(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /õˈʁa(ʁ)/ [õˈha(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /õˈʁa(ɾ)/ [õˈha(ɾ)]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /õˈʁa(ʁ)/ [õˈχa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /õˈʁa(ɻ)/ [õˈha(ɻ)]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /õˈʁaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /õˈʁaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /õˈʁa.ɾi/

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Hyphenation: hon‧rar

Verb

honrar (first-person singular present honro, first-person singular preterite honrei, past participle honrado)

1. to honor

   Antonym: desonrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of honrar (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	honrar
Personal	honrar	honrares	honrar	honrarmos	honrardes	honrarem
Gerund
	honrando
Past participle
Masculine	honrado			honrados
Feminine	honrada			honradas
Indicative
Present	honro	honras	honra	honramos	honrais	honram
Imperfect	honrava	honravas	honrava	honrávamos	honráveis	honravam
Preterite	honrei	honraste	honrou	honramos1, honrámos2	honrastes	honraram
Pluperfect	honrara	honraras	honrara	honráramos	honráreis	honraram
Future	honrarei	honrarás	honrará	honraremos	honrareis	honrarão
Conditional	honraria	honrarias	honraria	honraríamos	honraríeis	honrariam
Subjunctive
Present	honre	honres	honre	honremos	honreis	honrem
Imperfect	honrasse	honrasses	honrasse	honrássemos	honrásseis	honrassem
Future	honrar	honrares	honrar	honrarmos	honrardes	honrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		honra	honre	honremos	honrai	honrem
Negative (não)		não honres	não honre	não honremos	não honreis	não honrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• desonrado
• honra
• honradez
• honrado

Further reading

• “honrar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish hondrar, onrrar, onrar, from Latin honōrāre. Doublet of honorar, which was borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /onˈraɾ/ [õnˈraɾ]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: hon‧rar

Verb

honrar (first-person singular present honro, first-person singular preterite honré, past participle honrado)

1. (transitive) to honor

   Antonym: deshonrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of honrar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			honrar
gerund			honrando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		honrado		honrada
		plural		honrados		honradas
		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	honro	honrastú honrásvos	honra	honramos	honráis	honran
	imperfect	honraba	honrabas	honraba	honrábamos	honrabais	honraban
	preterite	honré	honraste	honró	honramos	honrasteis	honraron
	future	honraré	honrarás	honrará	honraremos	honraréis	honrarán
	conditional	honraría	honrarías	honraría	honraríamos	honraríais	honrarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	honre	honrestú honrésvos2	honre	honremos	honréis	honren
	imperfect (ra)	honrara	honraras	honrara	honráramos	honrarais	honraran
	imperfect (se)	honrase	honrases	honrase	honrásemos	honraseis	honrasen
	future1	honrare	honrares	honrare	honráremos	honrareis	honraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		honratú honrávos	honre	honremos	honrad	honren
	negative		no honres	no honre	no honremos	no honréis	no honren

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of honrar

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 honrar	dative	honrarme	honrarte	honrarle, honrarse	honrarnos	honraros	honrarles, honrarse
	accusative	honrarme	honrarte	honrarlo, honrarla, honrarse	honrarnos	honraros	honrarlos, honrarlas, honrarse
with gerund honrando	dative	honrándome	honrándote	honrándole, honrándose	honrándonos	honrándoos	honrándoles, honrándose
	accusative	honrándome	honrándote	honrándolo, honrándola, honrándose	honrándonos	honrándoos	honrándolos, honrándolas, honrándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative honra	dative	hónrame	hónrate	hónrale	hónranos	not used	hónrales
	accusative	hónrame	hónrate	hónralo, hónrala	hónranos	not used	hónralos, hónralas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative honrá	dative	honrame	honrate	honrale	honranos	not used	honrales
	accusative	honrame	honrate	honralo, honrala	honranos	not used	honralos, honralas
with formal second-person singular imperative honre	dative	hónreme	not used	hónrele, hónrese	hónrenos	not used	hónreles
	accusative	hónreme	not used	hónrelo, hónrela, hónrese	hónrenos	not used	hónrelos, hónrelas
with first-person plural imperative honremos	dative	not used	honrémoste	honrémosle	honrémonos	honrémoos	honrémosles
	accusative	not used	honrémoste	honrémoslo, honrémosla	honrémonos	honrémoos	honrémoslos, honrémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative honrad	dative	honradme	not used	honradle	honradnos	honraos	honradles
	accusative	honradme	not used	honradlo, honradla	honradnos	honraos	honradlos, honradlas
with formal second-person plural imperative honren	dative	hónrenme	not used	hónrenle	hónrennos	not used	hónrenles, hónrense
	accusative	hónrenme	not used	hónrenlo, hónrenla	hónrennos	not used	hónrenlos, hónrenlas, hónrense

Related terms

• deshonrado
• honor
• honra
• honradez
• honrado
• honrilla

Further reading

• “honrar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025