esfamear
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From es- + fame (“hunger”) + -ear.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
esfamear (first-person singular present esfameo, first-person singular preterite esfameei, past participle esfameado)
esfamear (first-person singular present esfameio, first-person singular preterite esfameei, past participle esfameado, reintegrationist norm)
- to be very hungry
- to starve
- 1887, Alberto Garcia Ferreiro, Volvoretas:
- qu'á beira dos ricos consinte que haxa nas chouzas perdidas aló nas montañas, us nenos que tremen, e us vellos qu'esfamian
- that besides the rich people, they allow that in the huts up in the mountains, there are children shaking with cold, and old people that starve
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of esfamear
Reintegrated conjugation of esfamear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References[edit]
- “esfamear” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “esfamear” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “esfamear” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “esfameado” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.