afogar

Asturian

Verb

afogar

1. to choke; to strangle

Conjugation

Conjugation of afogar

infinitive		afogar
gerund		afogando
past participle		m afogáu, f afogada, n afogao, m pl afogaos, f pl afogaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	afuego	afuegues	afuega	afogamos	afogáis	afueguen
	imperfect	afogaba	afogabes	afogaba	afogábemos, afogábamos	afogabeis, afogabais	afogaben
	preterite	afogué	afogasti, afoguesti	afogó	afoguemos	afogastis, afoguestis	afogaron
	pluperfect	afogare, afogara	afogares, afogaras	afogare, afogara	afogáremos, afogáramos	afogareis, afogarais	afogaren, afogaran
	future	afogaré	afogarás	afogará	afogaremos	afogaréis	afogarán
	conditional	afogaría	afogaríes	afogaría	afogaríemos, afogaríamos	afogaríeis, afogaríais	afogaríen
subjunctive	present	afuegue	afuegues, afuegas	afuegue	afoguemos	afoguéis	afueguen, afuegan
	imperfect	afogare, afogara	afogares, afogaras	afogare, afogara	afogáremos, afogáramos	afogareis, afogarais	afogaren, afogaran
imperative		—	afuega	—	—	afogái	—

Derived terms

• afuega'l pitu

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Catalan

Alternative forms

• fogar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.fuˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.foˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.foˈɣaɾ]

Etymology 1

a- +‎ foc +‎ -ar

Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguí, past participle afogat)

1. (transitive) to set on fire

   Synonyms: abrusar, calar

Etymology 2

From Latin offōcō (“I strangle”). Doublet of ofegar.

Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguí, past participle afogat)

1. (transitive) to suffocate
2. (intransitive, pronominal) to suffocate

Synonyms

• ofegar

Further reading

• “afogar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin affōcāre, from Latin offōcāre, present active infinitive of offōcō. Compare Spanish ahogar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afoˈɣaɾ/

Verb

1. (intransitive or pronominal) to drown
2. (intransitive or pronominal) to choke

   Synonym: atragoar

3. (transitive) to drown
   • c1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 519:

     Et deu muy grande agua aquela noyte et hũu tã grã tronar et hũu tã grã deluuyo que os ouuera de afogar

     And that night it was such a large rain, and such a large thunderstorm, and such a large deluge that they could have drowned

Related terms

• afogo

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “afogar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “afog”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “afogar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “afogar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “afogar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Occitan

Etymology

a- +‎ fuòc +‎ -ar, with a consonant change to ease the pronunciation

Verb

afogar

1. to set fire to, to alight

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin affōcāre, from Latin offōcāre, present active infinitive of offōcō. Doublet of ofegar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈɡa(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.fuˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.fuˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐ.fuˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧fo‧gar

Verb

1. (pronominal) to drown (die or nearly die by staying underwater)

   Quase me afoguei na piscina. ― I almost drowned in the pool.

2. (pronominal) to choke (have something blocking one’s airway)

   Minha avó se afogou com um osso. ― My grandmother choked on a bone.

3. (transitive) to drown (kill or try to kill someone by keeping them underwater)

   Uns rapazes tentaram me afogar na praia. ― Some boys tried to drown me at the beach.

4. (figurative, transitive) to hold back (an expression or speech)

   Procure afogar o sorriso no funeral. ― Try to hold back your smile in the funeral.

5. (automotive, transitive) to choke (activate a vehicle’s choke valve)

   Se o carro não ligar, afogue o motor. ― If the car doesn’t turn on, choke the motor.

6. Template:indtr to drink (an alcoholic beverage) heavily

   Queria me afogar em vodka. ― I wanted to drown in vodka.

7. (figurative, transitive) to hold back; to contain (prevent from growing)

   O governo conseguiu afogar a revolução. ― The government was able to hold back the revolution.

8. Template:pt-verb-form-of

Derived terms

• afogado
• afogador
• afogamento
• afogar o ganso

 

Related terms

• ofegar

Further reading

• “afogar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “afogar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “afogar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “afogar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “afogar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024