engavanyar

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ gavany +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əŋ.ɡə.βəˈɲa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.ɡə.vəˈɲa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [eŋ.ɡa.vaˈɲaɾ]

Verb

engavanyar (first-person singular present engavanyo, first-person singular preterite engavanyí, past participle engavanyat)

1. (transitive) to constrain, hinder, pull, pinch, etc. (of clothes)

   Synonym: embarassar

2. (transitive, figurative) to weigh upon, oppress
   • 1955, Josep Pla, El moments:

     En aquesta hora els seus pensaments solen ésser lúgubres i tot els engavanya i deprimeix.

     At that hour their thoughts tended to be gloomy and everything weighed upon and depressed them.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engavanyar (first conjugation)

infinitive			engavanyar
gerund			engavanyant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engavanyat		engavanyada
		plural		engavanyats		engavanyades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engavanyo	engavanyes	engavanya	engavanyem	engavanyeu	engavanyen
	imperfect	engavanyava	engavanyaves	engavanyava	engavanyàvem	engavanyàveu	engavanyaven
	future	engavanyaré	engavanyaràs	engavanyarà	engavanyarem	engavanyareu	engavanyaran
	preterite	engavanyí	engavanyares	engavanyà	engavanyàrem	engavanyàreu	engavanyaren
	conditional	engavanyaria	engavanyaries	engavanyaria	engavanyaríem	engavanyaríeu	engavanyarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engavanyi	engavanyis	engavanyi	engavanyem	engavanyeu	engavanyin
	imperfect	engavanyés	engavanyessis	engavanyés	engavanyéssim	engavanyéssiu	engavanyessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	engavanya	engavanyi	engavanyem	engavanyeu	engavanyin
	negative (no)	—	no engavanyis	no engavanyi	no engavanyem	no engavanyeu	no engavanyin

Derived terms

• engavanyador
• engavanyament

Further reading

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