beliscar

Galician

Alternative forms

• belizcar, biliscar, bilizcar, peliscar, piniscar

Etymology

From Latin *vellicicare, from vellicare (“to pinch”). Compare Portuguese beliscar and Spanish pellizcar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /belisˈkaɾ/

Verb

beliscar (first-person singular present belisco, first-person singular preterite belisquei, past participle beliscado)

1. to pinch
2. to nip, nibble

Conjugation

    Conjugation of beliscar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	beliscar
Personal	beliscar	beliscares	beliscar	beliscarmos	beliscardes	beliscaren
Gerund
	beliscando
Past participle
Masculine	beliscado			beliscados
Feminine	beliscada			beliscadas
Indicative
Present	belisco	beliscas	belisca	beliscamos	beliscades	beliscan
Imperfect	beliscaba	beliscabas	beliscaba	beliscabamos	beliscabades	beliscaban
Preterite	belisquei	beliscaches	beliscou	beliscamos	beliscastes	beliscaron
Pluperfect	beliscara	beliscaras	beliscara	beliscaramos	beliscarades	beliscaran
Future	beliscarei	beliscarás	beliscará	beliscaremos	beliscaredes	beliscarán
Conditional	beliscaría	beliscarías	beliscaría	beliscariamos	beliscariades	beliscarían
Subjunctive
Present	belisque	belisques	belisque	belisquemos	belisquedes	belisquen
Imperfect	beliscase	beliscases	beliscase	beliscásemos	beliscásedes	beliscasen
Future	beliscar	beliscares	beliscar	beliscarmos	beliscardes	beliscaren
Imperative
Affirmative		belisca	belisque	belisquemos	beliscade	belisquen
Negative (non)		non belisques	non belisque	non belisquemos	non belisquedes	non belisquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of beliscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	beliscar
Personal	beliscar	beliscares	beliscar	beliscarmos	beliscardes	beliscarem
Gerund
	beliscando
Past participle
Masculine	beliscado			beliscados
Feminine	beliscada			beliscadas
Indicative
Present	belisco	beliscas	belisca	beliscamos	beliscades, beliscais	beliscam
Imperfect	beliscava	beliscavas	beliscava	beliscávamos	beliscávades, beliscáveis, beliscávais1	beliscavam
Preterite	belisquei	beliscaste, beliscache1	beliscou	beliscamos	beliscastes	beliscárom, beliscaram
Pluperfect	beliscara	beliscaras	beliscara	beliscáramos	beliscárades, beliscáreis, beliscárais1	beliscaram
Future	beliscarei	beliscarás	beliscará	beliscaremos	beliscaredes, beliscareis	beliscarám, beliscarão
Conditional	beliscaria	beliscarias	beliscaria	beliscaríamos	beliscaríades, beliscaríeis, beliscaríais1	beliscariam
Subjunctive
Present	belisque	belisques	belisque	belisquemos	belisquedes, belisqueis	belisquem
Imperfect	beliscasse	beliscasses	beliscasse	beliscássemos	beliscássedes, beliscásseis	beliscassem
Future	beliscar	beliscares	beliscar	beliscarmos	beliscardes	beliscarem
Imperative
Affirmative		belisca	belisque	belisquemos	beliscade, beliscai	belisquem
Negative (nom)		nom belisques	nom belisque	nom belisquemos	nom belisquedes, nom belisqueis	nom belisquem

¹Less recommended.

Further reading

• “beliscar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

References

• “beliscar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “beliscar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “beliscar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *vellicicāre, from vellicāre, most likely ultimately from vellus, the wool shorn from a sheep, fleece, or pelt.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.lisˈka(ʁ)/ [be.lisˈka(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.lisˈka(ʁ)/ [be.lisˈka(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /be.lisˈka(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /be.liʃˈka(ʁ)/ [be.liʃˈka(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /be.lisˈka(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.liʃˈkaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.liʃˈkaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /bɨ.liʃˈka.ɾi/

Verb

beliscar (first-person singular present belisco, first-person singular preterite belisquei, past participle beliscado)

1. (transitive) to pinch (to squeeze a small amount of skin)
   • 1875, Eça de Queirós, “X”, in O Crime do Padre Amaro, page 236:

     Então, para o enraivecer, começou a cochichar ternamente com o escrevente; roçava-se lhe pelo ombro, rendida, com risinhos, segredinhos; tentaram, em alarido jovial, tocar uma peça a quatro mãos; depois ela beliscou-o, ele deu um gritinho exagerado.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (transitive) to nip, to nibble

Conjugation

    Conjugation of beliscar (c-qu alternation) (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	beliscar
Personal	beliscar	beliscares	beliscar	beliscarmos	beliscardes	beliscarem
Gerund
	beliscando
Past participle
Masculine	beliscado			beliscados
Feminine	beliscada			beliscadas
Indicative
Present	belisco	beliscas	belisca	beliscamos	beliscais	beliscam
Imperfect	beliscava	beliscavas	beliscava	beliscávamos	beliscáveis	beliscavam
Preterite	belisquei	beliscaste	beliscou	beliscamos1, beliscámos2	beliscastes	beliscaram
Pluperfect	beliscara	beliscaras	beliscara	beliscáramos	beliscáreis	beliscaram
Future	beliscarei	beliscarás	beliscará	beliscaremos	beliscareis	beliscarão
Conditional	beliscaria	beliscarias	beliscaria	beliscaríamos	beliscaríeis	beliscariam
Subjunctive
Present	belisque	belisques	belisque	belisquemos	belisqueis	belisquem
Imperfect	beliscasse	beliscasses	beliscasse	beliscássemos	beliscásseis	beliscassem
Future	beliscar	beliscares	beliscar	beliscarmos	beliscardes	beliscarem
Imperative
Affirmative		belisca	belisque	belisquemos	beliscai	belisquem
Negative (não)		não belisques	não belisque	não belisquemos	não belisqueis	não belisquem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• beliscão
• beliscada
• belisco