abrigar

Catalan

Etymology

From Late Latin abrigāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + brigare, from Frankish *birīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werk'-, *werg'- (“to twist, weave, tie together”). Cognate with Old High German birīhan (“to cover”), Old English bewrēon (“to cover, enwrap, protect”). Alternatively from Latin apricāre, present active infinitive of apricō (“warm in the sun”), from apricus (“sunny”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

abrigar (first-person singular present abrigo, past participle abrigat)

1. to wrap up, to cover
2. to keep warm
3. to shelter

Conjugation

Conjugation of abrigar (first conjugation)

infinitive			abrigar
present participle			abrigant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abrigat		abrigada
		plural		abrigats		abrigades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abrigo	abrigues	abriga	abriguem	abrigueu	abriguen
	imperfect	abrigava	abrigaves	abrigava	abrigàvem	abrigàveu	abrigaven
	future	abrigaré	abrigaràs	abrigarà	abrigarem	abrigareu	abrigaran
	preterite	abriguí	abrigares	abrigà	abrigàrem	abrigàreu	abrigaren
	conditional	abrigaria	abrigaries	abrigaria	abrigaríem	abrigaríeu	abrigarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	abrigui	abriguis	abrigui	abriguem	abrigueu	abriguin
	imperfect	abrigués	abriguessis	abrigués	abriguéssim	abriguéssiu	abriguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
		—	abriga	abrigui	abriguem	abrigueu	abriguin

Related terms

• abric

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese abrigar, possibly from Late Latin abrigāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + brigare, from Frankish *birīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werk'-, *werg'- (“to twist, weave, tie together”). Alternatively from Latin apricāre, present active infinitive of apricō (“warm in the sun”), from apricus (“sunny”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.bɾi.ˈɡaɾ/, [ɐ.βɾi.ˈɣaɾ]
• Hyphenation: a‧bri‧gar

Verb

abrigar (first-person singular present indicative abrigo, past participle abrigado)

1. (transitive) harbour (provide refuge for)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:abrigar.

Conjugation

  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb abrigar

Notes:[edit] This is a regular verb of the -ar group. The last letter g is changed to gu, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these three possible sequences: -ga-, -gue- and -go-. Verbs with this conjugation include: apagar, cegar, esmagar, largar, navegar, resmungar, sugar.
	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	abrigar
Personal	abrigar	abrigares	abrigar	abrigarmos	abrigardes	abrigarem
Gerund
	abrigando
Past participle
Masculine	abrigado			abrigados
Feminine	abrigada			abrigadas
Indicative
Present	abrigo	abrigas	abriga	abrigamos	abrigais	abrigam
Imperfect	abrigava	abrigavas	abrigava	abrigávamos	abrigáveis	abrigavam
Preterite	abriguei	abrigaste	abrigou	abrigamos abrigámos	abrigastes	abrigaram
Pluperfect	abrigara	abrigaras	abrigara	abrigáramos	abrigáreis	abrigaram
Future	abrigarei	abrigarás	abrigará	abrigaremos	abrigareis	abrigarão
Conditional
	abrigaria	abrigarias	abrigaria	abrigaríamos	abrigaríeis	abrigariam
Subjunctive
Present	abrigue	abrigues	abrigue	abriguemos	abrigueis	abriguem
Imperfect	abrigasse	abrigasses	abrigasse	abrigássemos	abrigásseis	abrigassem
Future	abrigar	abrigares	abrigar	abrigarmos	abrigardes	abrigarem
Imperative
Affirmative	-	abriga	abrigue	abriguemos	abrigai	abriguem
Negative (não)	-	abrigues	abrigue	abriguemos	abrigueis	abriguem

Antonyms

• desabrigar

Derived terms

• abrigo

Related terms

• aprico

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Spanish

Etymology

From Late Latin abrigāre (“to cover, shelter”), from a- + brigare, from Frankish *birīhan (“to cover, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *wrīhaną (“to cover, clothe”), from Proto-Indo-European *werk'-, *werg'- (“to twist, weave, tie together”). Cognate with Old High German birīhan (“to cover”), Old English bewrēon (“to cover, enwrap, protect”).

Late Latin abrigare may have also been crossed with Frankish *bergan (“to take care of, protect, hide”), from Proto-Germanic *berganą (“to care for”), from Proto-Indo-European *bhergh- (“to take care”), due to similarity in form and meaning. If so, this would relate the word also to Old High German bergan (“to shelter”) (German bergen), and Old English beorgan (“to save, preserve”). More at borrow.

Another theory is Latin apricāre, present active infinitive of apricō (“warm in the sun”), from apricus (“sunny”) Compare Portuguese and Catalan abrigar, also French abrier.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /abɾiˈɡaɾ/, [aβɾiˈɣaɾ]

Verb

abrigar (first-person singular present abrigo, first-person singular preterite abrigué, past participle abrigado)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to wrap up (to put on abundant clothing)

   Estas mantas abrigan mucho.

   These blankets are very warm.

2. to cover
3. to shelter, to protect

   Synonyms: resguardar

   La pared me abrigaba de la lluvia.

   The wall protected me from the rain.

Conjugation

• Rule: g becomes a gu before e.

    Conjugation of abrigar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			abrigar
gerund			abrigando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		abrigado		abrigada
		plural		abrigados		abrigadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abrigo	abrigastú abrigásvos	abriga	abrigamos	abrigáis	abrigan
	imperfect	abrigaba	abrigabas	abrigaba	abrigábamos	abrigabais	abrigaban
	preterite	abrigué	abrigaste	abrigó	abrigamos	abrigasteis	abrigaron
	future	abrigaré	abrigarás	abrigará	abrigaremos	abrigaréis	abrigarán
	conditional	abrigaría	abrigarías	abrigaría	abrigaríamos	abrigaríais	abrigarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	abrigue	abriguestú abriguésvos1	abrigue	abriguemos	abriguéis	abriguen
	imperfect (ra)	abrigara	abrigaras	abrigara	abrigáramos	abrigarais	abrigaran
	imperfect (se)	abrigase	abrigases	abrigase	abrigásemos	abrigaseis	abrigasen
	future	abrigare	abrigares	abrigare	abrigáremos	abrigareis	abrigaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		abrigatú abrigávos	abrigue	abriguemos	abrigad	abriguen
	negative		no abrigues	no abrigue	no abriguemos	no abriguéis	no abriguen

¹ Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Other verbs with this conjugation:

► Spanish verbs ending in -ar (conjugation -gar)

Derived terms

• abrigado

Related terms

• abrigaño
• abrigo

Further reading

• “abrigar” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.