estear

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Galician[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Probably from Latin extenuāre (to diminish), rather than from aestīvāre (to pass the summer). Compare Portuguese estiar, Asturian estenar.[1]

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estear (first-person singular present esteo, first-person singular preterite esteei, past participle esteado)
estear (first-person singular present esteio, first-person singular preterite esteei, past participle esteado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to walk backwards; to recede
    Synonyms: cear, recuar
  2. to dry up
    Synonym: secar
    1. (impersonal) to dry up; to clear
      Synonym: escampar
    2. (of cows) to stop producing milk
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Etymology 2[edit]

From esteo (prop)[2]

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estear (first-person singular present esteo, first-person singular preterite esteei, past participle esteado)
estear (first-person singular present esteio, first-person singular preterite esteei, past participle esteado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to prop, stake
    Synonyms: escorar, rodrigar, soficar
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References[edit]

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “estero, tenue”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
  2. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “estilo”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos