reloucar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From re- +‎ louco (“foolish, mad”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [relowˈkɑɾ]

Verb

reloucar (first-person singular present relouco, first-person singular preterite relouquei, past participle reloucado)

1. to despair; to go crazy

   Synonym: desesperar

   • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:

     Se d'esta non dòu de costas
     vos ofrezo dir alà
     (pois còas dores relouco)
     por si remedio me dàs.

     if I don't die this time
     I offer myself to go there
     (because I despair with these pains)
     in case you give me a remedy

2. to covet

   Synonyms: bremar, devecer

3. to overjoy

Conjugation

    Conjugation of reloucar (c-qu alternation)

	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	reloucar
Personal	reloucar	reloucares	reloucar	reloucarmos	reloucardes	reloucaren
Gerund
	reloucando
Past participle
Masculine	reloucado			reloucados
Feminine	reloucada			reloucadas
Indicative
Present	relouco	reloucas	relouca	reloucamos	reloucades	reloucan
Imperfect	reloucaba	reloucabas	reloucaba	reloucabamos	reloucabades	reloucaban
Preterite	relouquei	reloucaches	reloucou	reloucamos	reloucastes	reloucaron
Pluperfect	reloucara	reloucaras	reloucara	reloucaramos	reloucarades	reloucaran
Future	reloucarei	reloucarás	reloucará	reloucaremos	reloucaredes	reloucarán
Conditional	reloucaría	reloucarías	reloucaría	reloucariamos	reloucariades	reloucarían
Subjunctive
Present	relouque	relouques	relouque	relouquemos	relouquedes	relouquen
Imperfect	reloucase	reloucases	reloucase	reloucásemos	reloucásedes	reloucasen
Future	reloucar	reloucares	reloucar	reloucarmos	reloucardes	reloucaren
Imperative
Affirmative		relouca	relouque	relouquemos	reloucade	relouquen
Negative (non)		non relouques	non relouque	non relouquemos	non relouquedes	non relouquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of reloucar (c-qu alternation) (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	reloucar
Personal	reloucar	reloucares	reloucar	reloucarmos	reloucardes	reloucarem
Gerund
	reloucando
Past participle
Masculine	reloucado			reloucados
Feminine	reloucada			reloucadas
Indicative
Present	relouco	reloucas	relouca	reloucamos	reloucades, reloucais	reloucam
Imperfect	reloucava	reloucavas	reloucava	reloucávamos	reloucávades, reloucáveis, reloucávais1	reloucavam
Preterite	relouquei	reloucaste, reloucache1	reloucou	reloucamos	reloucastes	reloucárom, reloucaram
Pluperfect	reloucara	reloucaras	reloucara	reloucáramos	reloucárades, reloucáreis, reloucárais1	reloucaram
Future	reloucarei	reloucarás	reloucará	reloucaremos	reloucaredes, reloucareis	reloucarám, reloucarão
Conditional	reloucaria	reloucarias	reloucaria	reloucaríamos	reloucaríades, reloucaríeis, reloucaríais1	reloucariam
Subjunctive
Present	relouque	relouques	relouque	relouquemos	relouquedes, relouqueis	relouquem
Imperfect	reloucasse	reloucasses	reloucasse	reloucássemos	reloucássedes, reloucásseis	reloucassem
Future	reloucar	reloucares	reloucar	reloucarmos	reloucardes	reloucarem
Imperative
Affirmative		relouca	relouque	relouquemos	reloucade, reloucai	relouquem
Negative (nom)		nom relouques	nom relouque	nom relouquemos	nom relouquedes, nom relouqueis	nom relouquem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• relouco

Related terms

• louco

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “reloucar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “reloucar”, 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), “reloucar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “reloucar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “reloucar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN