abranguer

Galician

Alternative forms

• abranxar, abranxer

Etymology

13th century. Unknown. Cognate of Portuguese abranger, probably from a substrate language, maybe related to Latin branca (“paw”); in that case, ultimately from Celtic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aβɾaŋˈɡeɾ/

Verb

abranguer (first-person singular present abrango, first-person singular preterite abranguín, past participle abranguido)

1. to pick, reach, attain
   • 1853, Camilo Álvarez de Castro, [Carta a Rosalía de Castro]:

     vendo aí tantos homes de testa, capaces d'abranguer moito e ben, que puderan facer esculcas e recoller as cantigas i os contos de cada eido

     seeing so many intelligent, capable men who could attain a lot ably, who could make enquiries and recollect the songs and the tales of every place [of Galicia]

   Synonyms: acadar, atanguer, atanxir

2. to embrace, span, contain

   Synonyms: abarcar, abrazar, cinguir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abranguer

infinitive			abranguer
gerund			abranguendo
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		abranguido		abranguidos
		feminine		abranguida		abranguidas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	abrango	abrangues	abrangue	abranguemos	abranguedes	abranguen
	imperfect	abranguía	abranguías	abranguía	abranguiamos	abranguiades	abranguían
	preterite	abranguín	abranguiches	abrangueu	abranguemos	abranguestes	abrangueron
	pluperfect	abranguera	abrangueras	abranguera	abrangueramos	abranguerades	abrangueran
	future	abranguerei	abranguerás	abranguerá	abrangueremos	abrangueredes	abranguerán
	conditional	abranguería	abranguerías	abranguería	abrangueriamos	abrangueriades	abranguerían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	abranga	abrangas	abranga	abrangamos	abrangades	abrangan
	preterite	abranguese	abrangueses	abranguese	abranguésemos	abranguésedes	abranguesen
	future	abranguer	abrangueres	abranguer	abranguermos	abranguerdes	abrangueren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	abrangue	abranga	abrangamos	abranguede	abrangan
	negative	—	abrangas	abranga	abrangamos	abrangades	abrangan
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		abranguer	abrangueres	abranguer	abranguermos	abranguerdes	abrangueren

References

• “abranger” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “abranguer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “abranguer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “abranguer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.