regar

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Aragonese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin rigāre.

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regar

  1. (transitive) to irrigate

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Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin rigāre.

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regar (first-person singular present rego, first-person singular preterite reguí, past participle regat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to irrigate, to water
    Synonyms: espargir, vessar

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  • “regar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin rigāre.

Verb[edit]

regar (first-person singular present rego, first-person singular preterite reguei, past participle regado)

  1. to water (to pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
  2. to water (to provide water to, of a river)

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Latin[edit]

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regar

  1. inflection of regō:
    1. first-person singular future passive indicative
    2. first-person singular present passive subjunctive

Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Vulgar Latin, from Latin rigāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈɡaɾ/ [ʁɨˈɣaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [ʁɨˈɣa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: re‧gar

Verb[edit]

regar (first-person singular present rego, first-person singular preterite reguei, past participle regado)

  1. (transitive) to water (pour water into the soil surrounding (plants))
  2. (transitive, figurative) to provide beverages
  3. inflection of regar:
    1. first/third-person singular future subjunctive
    2. first/third-person singular personal infinitive

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin rigāre.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /reˈɡaɾ/ [reˈɣ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: re‧gar

Verb[edit]

regar (first-person singular present riego, first-person singular preterite regué, past participle regado)

  1. to irrigate
  2. to water
  3. to scatter
  4. to hose, to wash down
  5. (colloquial) to ruin
  6. (colloquial) to err, to mess up

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