guiar

Catalan

Verb

guiar (first-person singular present guio, first-person singular preterite guií, past participle guiat)

1. To guide

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese guiar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) either from Old French guier, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to go forth”); or directly from Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*widan, “to join”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡiˈaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to guide, to lead
2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to obey, to follow
   • 1295, R. Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 226:

     este rey dõ Afonso mãteue muy bem seu reyno, per consello dos sabios per que sse el guiaua

     this king, Don Afonso, kept very ably his realm, because of the advice of the sages whom he followed

Derived terms

• guiado

Related terms

• guía

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “guiar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “guiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese guiar, from Medieval Latin guidō, possibly from Gothic *𐍅𐌹𐌳𐌰𐌽 (*widan, “to join”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡi.ˈaɹ/
• IPA^(key): /ɡi.ˈaɻ/
• IPA^(key): /ˈɡjaɾ/, /ɡi.ˈaɾ/

Verb

1. to lead; to guide; to direct
2. to drive (a vehicle)
3. to guide (supervise one's education)

Synonyms

• (lead): conduzir, encaminhar,
• (drive): dirigir, conduzir
• (supervise one's education): orientar, educar, ensinar

Antonyms

• (lead): desencaminhar, desgarrar

Related terms

• guia
• guiado
• guiador
• guião
• guidão

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Spanish

Etymology

Probably from Old Occitan guidar, from Frankish *wītan (“to show the way, lead”), from Proto-Germanic *wītaną (“to see, know; go, depart”), possibly through a Medieval Latin intermediate. Compare Portuguese guiar, French guider (Old French guier), Old Occitan guidar, Italian guidare, English guide.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡjaɾ/ [ˈɡjaɾ]

Verb

1. to guide
2. to lead, to conduct
3. to show the way
4. to drive, to steer
5. to train (plants)
6. to advise, to counsel, to guide
7. to sprout (of plants)

Related terms

• guía
• guiarse