asemeyar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• semeyar (Eastern)
• asemeñar (Colunga)
• someñar (Tox)
• asemechar (Western)
• asemeichar (Somiedo)
• semechar (Western)
• sumichar (Cunqueiru)
• semear (Pravia)
• somear (Grau, Pravia)
• sumear (Allande)
• asomear (Cangas del Narcea)
• asomechar (Cangas del Narcea)
• asomeyar (Ayer, Cangas del Narcea)

Etymology

a- +‎ semeyar, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *assimiliāre, from Late Latin assimilāre, from Latin ad + similō < similis. Compare Spanish asemejar, Portuguese assemelhar, Italian assomigliare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /asemeˈʝaɾ/ [a.se.meˈʝaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧se‧me‧yar

Verb

asemeyar (first-person singular indicative present asemeyo, past participle asemeyáu)

1. To resemble; look like; be similar to

   Aseméyeste al to hermanu

   You resemble your brother

Related terms

• asemeyanza
• semeyanza

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “asemeyar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “asemeyar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN