lousar

Galician

A traditional lousado or roof tilled with lousa in northern Galicia

Alternative forms

• loixar, louxar

Etymology

Attested since circa 1300. From lousa (“flagstone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lowˈsaɾ/

Verb

lousar (first-person singular present louso, first-person singular preterite lousei, past participle lousado)

1. (transitive) to roof with flagstones (usually made of slate)
2. (transitive) to pave with flagstones
   • 1295, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 17:

     fezo Abderamẽ lousar et est[r]ar de pedra todas [as] cales de Cordoua

     Abd al-Rahman ordered to pave in stone every street in Cordoba

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lousar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	lousar
Personal	lousar	lousares	lousar	lousarmos	lousardes	lousaren
Gerund
	lousando
Past participle
Masculine	lousado			lousados
Feminine	lousada			lousadas
Indicative
Present	louso	lousas	lousa	lousamos	lousades	lousan
Imperfect	lousaba	lousabas	lousaba	lousabamos	lousabades	lousaban
Preterite	lousei	lousaches	lousou	lousamos	lousastes	lousaron
Pluperfect	lousara	lousaras	lousara	lousaramos	lousarades	lousaran
Future	lousarei	lousarás	lousará	lousaremos	lousaredes	lousarán
Conditional	lousaría	lousarías	lousaría	lousariamos	lousariades	lousarían
Subjunctive
Present	louse	louses	louse	lousemos	lousedes	lousen
Imperfect	lousase	lousases	lousase	lousásemos	lousásedes	lousasen
Future	lousar	lousares	lousar	lousarmos	lousardes	lousaren
Imperative
Affirmative		lousa	louse	lousemos	lousade	lousen
Negative (non)		non louses	non louse	non lousemos	non lousedes	non lousen

    Reintegrated conjugation of lousar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	lousar
Personal	lousar	lousares	lousar	lousarmos	lousardes	lousarem
Gerund
	lousando
Past participle
Masculine	lousado			lousados
Feminine	lousada			lousadas
Indicative
Present	louso	lousas	lousa	lousamos	lousades, lousais	lousam
Imperfect	lousava	lousavas	lousava	lousávamos	lousávades, lousáveis, lousávais1	lousavam
Preterite	lousei	lousaste, lousache1	lousou	lousamos	lousastes	lousárom, lousaram
Pluperfect	lousara	lousaras	lousara	lousáramos	lousárades, lousáreis, lousárais1	lousaram
Future	lousarei	lousarás	lousará	lousaremos	lousaredes, lousareis	lousarám, lousarão
Conditional	lousaria	lousarias	lousaria	lousaríamos	lousaríades, lousaríeis, lousaríais1	lousariam
Subjunctive
Present	louse	louses	louse	lousemos	lousedes, louseis	lousem
Imperfect	lousasse	lousasses	lousasse	lousássemos	lousássedes, lousásseis	lousassem
Future	lousar	lousares	lousar	lousarmos	lousardes	lousarem
Imperative
Affirmative		lousa	louse	lousemos	lousade, lousai	lousem
Negative (nom)		nom louses	nom louse	nom lousemos	nom lousedes, nom louseis	nom lousem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• enlousar (“to pave, to roof”)
• lousado (“roof tilled with flagstones”)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “lousar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “lousar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “lousar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “lousar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “lousar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “lousar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “lousar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN