esgavellar

Catalan

Alternative forms

• desgavellar

Etymology

From es- +‎ gavell (“bundle”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əz.ɡə.βəˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əz.ɡə.vəˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ez.ɣa.veˈʎaɾ]

Verb

esgavellar (first-person singular present esgavello, first-person singular preterite esgavellí, past participle esgavellat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

1. (transitive) to take apart, break down

   Synonym: desballestar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esgavellar (first conjugation)

infinitive			esgavellar
gerund			esgavellant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		esgavellat		esgavellada
		plural		esgavellats		esgavellades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esgavello	esgavelles	esgavella	esgavellem	esgavelleu	esgavellen
	imperfect	esgavellava	esgavellaves	esgavellava	esgavellàvem	esgavellàveu	esgavellaven
	future	esgavellaré	esgavellaràs	esgavellarà	esgavellarem	esgavellareu	esgavellaran
	preterite	esgavellí	esgavellares	esgavellà	esgavellàrem	esgavellàreu	esgavellaren
	conditional	esgavellaria	esgavellaries	esgavellaria	esgavellaríem	esgavellaríeu	esgavellarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	esgavelli	esgavellis	esgavelli	esgavellem	esgavelleu	esgavellin
	imperfect	esgavellés	esgavellessis	esgavellés	esgavelléssim	esgavelléssiu	esgavellessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	esgavella	esgavelli	esgavellem	esgavelleu	esgavellin
	negative (no)	—	no esgavellis	no esgavelli	no esgavellem	no esgavelleu	no esgavellin

Derived terms

• esgavell
• esgavellament

Further reading

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