estear

Galician

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

• esteñar, estiar, estiñar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esteˈaɾ/

Verb

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

Derived terms

• esteada

Related terms

• esteo

Etymology 2

From esteo (“prop”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esteˈaɾ/

Verb

1. to prop, stake

   Synonyms: escorar, rodrigar, soficar

Related terms

• esteo

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “estear”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN