abafar

Galician

Etymology

First attested in the 15th century. From a- +‎ bafo (“breath; vapor”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abaˈfaɾ/ [a.β̞aˈfaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧far

Verb

abafar (first-person singular present abafo, first-person singular preterite abafei, past participle abafado)

1. (transitive, cooking) to steam
2. (transitive) to steam, to fog

   Synonyms: apanar, embazar, toldar

3. (transitive) to suffocate

   Synonyms: acorar, afogar, sufocar

4. (transitive) to bother, to importune

   Synonyms: acosar, molestar

5. (intransitive) to stink; to reek
6. (intransitive) to suffocate, to choke

   Abre a fiestra que vou abafar! ― Open the window or I'm going to suffocate!

7. (pronominal) to suffocate, to choke
8. (pronominal) to steam up, to fog up

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abafar

	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	abafar
Personal	abafar	abafares	abafar	abafarmos	abafardes	abafaren
Gerund
	abafando
Past participle
Masculine	abafado			abafados
Feminine	abafada			abafadas
Indicative
Present	abafo	abafas	abafa	abafamos	abafades	abafan
Imperfect	abafaba	abafabas	abafaba	abafabamos	abafabades	abafaban
Preterite	abafei	abafaches	abafou	abafamos	abafastes	abafaron
Pluperfect	abafara	abafaras	abafara	abafaramos	abafarades	abafaran
Future	abafarei	abafarás	abafará	abafaremos	abafaredes	abafarán
Conditional	abafaría	abafarías	abafaría	abafariamos	abafariades	abafarían
Subjunctive
Present	abafe	abafes	abafe	abafemos	abafedes	abafen
Imperfect	abafase	abafases	abafase	abafásemos	abafásedes	abafasen
Future	abafar	abafares	abafar	abafarmos	abafardes	abafaren
Imperative
Affirmative		abafa	abafe	abafemos	abafade	abafen
Negative (non)		non abafes	non abafe	non abafemos	non abafedes	non abafen

    Reintegrated conjugation of abafar (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	abafar
Personal	abafar	abafares	abafar	abafarmos	abafardes	abafarem
Gerund
	abafando
Past participle
Masculine	abafado			abafados
Feminine	abafada			abafadas
Indicative
Present	abafo	abafas	abafa	abafamos	abafades, abafais	abafam
Imperfect	abafava	abafavas	abafava	abafávamos	abafávades, abafáveis, abafávais1	abafavam
Preterite	abafei	abafaste, abafache1	abafou	abafamos	abafastes	abafárom, abafaram
Pluperfect	abafara	abafaras	abafara	abafáramos	abafárades, abafáreis, abafárais1	abafaram
Future	abafarei	abafarás	abafará	abafaremos	abafaredes, abafareis	abafarám, abafarão
Conditional	abafaria	abafarias	abafaria	abafaríamos	abafaríades, abafaríeis, abafaríais1	abafariam
Subjunctive
Present	abafe	abafes	abafe	abafemos	abafedes, abafeis	abafem
Imperfect	abafasse	abafasses	abafasse	abafássemos	abafássedes, abafásseis	abafassem
Future	abafar	abafares	abafar	abafarmos	abafardes	abafarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abafa	abafe	abafemos	abafade, abafai	abafem
Negative (nom)		nom abafes	nom abafe	nom abafemos	nom abafedes, nom abafeis	nom abafem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “abaf”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abafar”, 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), “abafar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abafar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Ladino

Etymology

From a- +‎ bafo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.baˈfaɾ/

Verb

abafar (Hebrew spelling אבאפֿאר)

1. (cooking) to steam
2. to suffocate, choke
3. to put out (a fire) by suffocation
4. to cover (a sound) or mask (the noise)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abafar

infinitive		simple		abafar
		compound		aver abafado
gerund		simple		abafando
		compound		aviendo abafado
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		abafado		abafados
		feminine		abafada		abafadas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	abafo	abafas	abafa	abafamos	abafáx	abafan
	imperfect	abafava	abafavas	abafava	abafávamos	abafavax	abafavan
	preterite	abafí	abafates	abafó	abafimos	abafatex	abafaron
	future	abafaré	abafarás	abafará	abafaremos	abafaréx	abafarán
	conditional	abafaría	abafarías	abafaría	abafaríamos	abafaríax	abafarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él / ella	mosotros mosós	vosotros vosós / vós	ellos / ellas
	present	abafe	abafes	abafe	abafemos	abaféx	abafen
	imperfect	abafara	abafaras	abafara	abafáramos	abafarax	abafaran
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vosotros vosós / vós	—
	affirmative	—	abafa	—	—	abafad	—
	negative	—	no abafes	—	—	no abaféx	—

Synonyms

• atabafar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ bafo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈfaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐˈfaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈfaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐˈfaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɐˈfa.ɾi/ [ɐ.βɐˈfa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧ba‧far

Verb

abafar (first-person singular present abafo, first-person singular preterite abafei, past participle abafado)

1. (transitive) to suffocate
2. (transitive) to interrupt
3. (transitive, informal) to prevent something from being made public or known; to suppress; to smother
4. (intransitive, Brazil, LGBTQ slang) to slay; to hit one out of the ballpark

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abafar (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	abafar
Personal	abafar	abafares	abafar	abafarmos	abafardes	abafarem
Gerund
	abafando
Past participle
Masculine	abafado			abafados
Feminine	abafada			abafadas
Indicative
Present	abafo	abafas	abafa	abafamos	abafais	abafam
Imperfect	abafava	abafavas	abafava	abafávamos	abafáveis	abafavam
Preterite	abafei	abafaste	abafou	abafamos1, abafámos2	abafastes	abafaram
Pluperfect	abafara	abafaras	abafara	abafáramos	abafáreis	abafaram
Future	abafarei	abafarás	abafará	abafaremos	abafareis	abafarão
Conditional	abafaria	abafarias	abafaria	abafaríamos	abafaríeis	abafariam
Subjunctive
Present	abafe	abafes	abafe	abafemos	abafeis	abafem
Imperfect	abafasse	abafasses	abafasse	abafássemos	abafásseis	abafassem
Future	abafar	abafares	abafar	abafarmos	abafardes	abafarem
Imperative
Affirmative		abafa	abafe	abafemos	abafai	abafem
Negative (não)		não abafes	não abafe	não abafemos	não abafeis	não abafem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “abafar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “abafar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
• “abafar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “abafar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
• “abafar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “abafar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025