Polyglot Dictionary

lactar

/lakˈtaɾ/

verb C1

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (eu)
lacto
preterite (eu)
lactei
past participle
lactado

Meaning

  1. to suckle

    • O bebê lactava.

      The baby suckled.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

mamar

lactar means "to suckle" from the mother's perspective, to nurse a baby; mamar means "to suckle" from the baby's perspective, to nurse at the breast — a different direction of "suckle."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

mamar

mamar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to suckle."

Practice

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