vogar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin vocāre (“call”), or alternatively from a Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to sway, fluctuate”), or related to French voguer. Compare also Spanish bogar, Italian vogare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [buˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [voˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [voˈɣaɾ]

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Verb

vogar (first-person singular present vogo, first-person singular preterite voguí, past participle vogat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/

1. (intransitive) to row, to scull

   Synonym: remar

2. (transitive) to row
3. (transitive) to rock, to toll (bells)

   Synonyms: gronxar, brandar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vogar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)

infinitive			vogar
gerund			vogant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		vogat		vogada
		plural		vogats		vogades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	vogo	vogues	voga	voguem	vogueu	voguen
	imperfect	vogava	vogaves	vogava	vogàvem	vogàveu	vogaven
	future	vogaré	vogaràs	vogarà	vogarem	vogareu	vogaran
	preterite	voguí	vogares	vogà	vogàrem	vogàreu	vogaren
	conditional	vogaria	vogaries	vogaria	vogaríem	vogaríeu	vogarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	vogui	voguis	vogui	voguem	vogueu	voguin
	imperfect	vogués	voguessis	vogués	voguéssim	voguéssiu	voguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	voga	vogui	voguem	vogueu	voguin
	negative (no)	—	no voguis	no vogui	no voguem	no vogueu	no voguin

Derived terms

• voga
• vogada
• vogador
• vogament

Further reading

• “vogar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French voguer, either from Latin vocō, vocāre (“call”) or from Proto-Germanic *wagōną (“to sway, fluctuate”). Compare also Spanish bogar, Italian vogare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɔ.ˈɣaɾ]

Verb

vogar (first-person singular present vogo, first-person singular preterite voguei, past participle vogado)

1. (intransitive, navigation) to row

   Synonym: remar

   Catro vellos mariñeiros / todos metidos nun bote / Voga, voga, mariñeiro! / imos pra Viveiro / xa se ve San Roque! (folk song)

   Four old sailor / all together aboard a boat: / «Row, row, sailors! / we're going to Viveiro / already we see San Roque!»

2. (intransitive, navigation, of ships) to navigate

   Synonyms: navegar, singrar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vogar (g-gu 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	vogar
Personal	vogar	vogares	vogar	vogarmos	vogardes	vogaren
Gerund
	vogando
Past participle
Masculine	vogado			vogados
Feminine	vogada			vogadas
Indicative
Present	vogo	vogas	voga	vogamos	vogades	vogan
Imperfect	vogaba	vogabas	vogaba	vogabamos	vogabades	vogaban
Preterite	voguei	vogaches	vogou	vogamos	vogastes	vogaron
Pluperfect	vogara	vogaras	vogara	vogaramos	vogarades	vogaran
Future	vogarei	vogarás	vogará	vogaremos	vogaredes	vogarán
Conditional	vogaría	vogarías	vogaría	vogariamos	vogariades	vogarían
Subjunctive
Present	vogue	vogues	vogue	voguemos	voguedes	voguen
Imperfect	vogase	vogases	vogase	vogásemos	vogásedes	vogasen
Future	vogar	vogares	vogar	vogarmos	vogardes	vogaren
Imperative
Affirmative		voga	vogue	voguemos	vogade	voguen
Negative (non)		non vogues	non vogue	non voguemos	non voguedes	non voguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of vogar (g-gu 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	vogar
Personal	vogar	vogares	vogar	vogarmos	vogardes	vogarem
Gerund
	vogando
Past participle
Masculine	vogado			vogados
Feminine	vogada			vogadas
Indicative
Present	vogo	vogas	voga	vogamos	vogades, vogais	vogam
Imperfect	vogava	vogavas	vogava	vogávamos	vogávades, vogáveis, vogávais1	vogavam
Preterite	voguei	vogaste, vogache1	vogou	vogamos	vogastes	vogárom, vogaram
Pluperfect	vogara	vogaras	vogara	vogáramos	vogárades, vogáreis, vogárais1	vogaram
Future	vogarei	vogarás	vogará	vogaremos	vogaredes, vogareis	vogarám, vogarão
Conditional	vogaria	vogarias	vogaria	vogaríamos	vogaríades, vogaríeis, vogaríais1	vogariam
Subjunctive
Present	vogue	vogues	vogue	voguemos	voguedes, vogueis	voguem
Imperfect	vogasse	vogasses	vogasse	vogássemos	vogássedes, vogásseis	vogassem
Future	vogar	vogares	vogar	vogarmos	vogardes	vogarem
Imperative
Affirmative		voga	vogue	voguemos	vogade, vogai	voguem
Negative (nom)		nom vogues	nom vogue	nom voguemos	nom voguedes, nom vogueis	nom voguem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “vogar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “vogar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “vogar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “vogar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Icelandic

Noun

vogar f

1. indefinite genitive singular of vog

Noun

vogar m

1. indefinite nominative plural of vogur

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Catalan vogar, itself possibly from Latin vocāre (“call”), or alternatively related to French vogue, voguer, and of Germanic origin. Compare also Spanish bogar, Italian vogare.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /voˈɡa(ʁ)/ [voˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /voˈɡa(ʁ)/ [voˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /voˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /voˈɡa(ʁ)/ [voˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): /voˈɡa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vuˈɡaɾ/ [vuˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /vuˈɡaɾ/ [vuˈɣaɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /buˈɡaɾ/ [buˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /vuˈɡa.ɾi/ [vuˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: vo‧gar

Verb

vogar (first-person singular present vogo, first-person singular preterite voguei, past participle vogado)

1. (intransitive or transitive, nautical) to sail, to row (of a person or people: to move over a body of water by means of sails or oars) [intransitive or with direct object or em ‘a boat or other vessel’]
2. (intransitive, nautical) to sail (of a watercraft: to move over a body of water)

   Synonyms: navegar, singrar

3. (intransitive or transitive, nautical) to navigate, to sail (of a person: to travel somewhere by means of sailing) [intransitive or with direct object ‘a distance or a body of water’]

   Synonym: navegar

4. (intransitive) to drift; to float (to move slowly)
5. (intransitive, figurative) to spread, to become widely known (of information)
6. (intransitive, figurative) to be in vogue
7. (intransitive) to have validity, to prevail
8. (intransitive, figurative) to be in control, to have influence

Conjugation

    Conjugation of vogar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	vogar
Personal	vogar	vogares	vogar	vogarmos	vogardes	vogarem
Gerund
	vogando
Past participle
Masculine	vogado			vogados
Feminine	vogada			vogadas
Indicative
Present	vogo	vogas	voga	vogamos	vogais	vogam
Imperfect	vogava	vogavas	vogava	vogávamos	vogáveis	vogavam
Preterite	voguei	vogaste	vogou	vogamos1, vogámos2	vogastes	vogaram
Pluperfect	vogara	vogaras	vogara	vogáramos	vogáreis	vogaram
Future	vogarei	vogarás	vogará	vogaremos	vogareis	vogarão
Conditional	vogaria	vogarias	vogaria	vogaríamos	vogaríeis	vogariam
Subjunctive
Present	vogue	vogues	vogue	voguemos	vogueis	voguem
Imperfect	vogasse	vogasses	vogasse	vogássemos	vogásseis	vogassem
Future	vogar	vogares	vogar	vogarmos	vogardes	vogarem
Imperative
Affirmative		voga	vogue	voguemos	vogai	voguem
Negative (não)		não vogues	não vogue	não voguemos	não vogueis	não voguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “vogar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “vogar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Venetan

Etymology

From Old French vogue, from the verb voguer (“to sway, move along”), from Old Italian vogare, of Germanic origin, from Old Saxon wagon (“to float, move as in waves”).

Or, possibly from Latin vocāre. Compare Italian vogare.

Verb

vogar

1. (intransitive) to row, paddle

Conjugation

* Venetan conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Conjugation of vogar (first conjugation)

infinitive	vogar
auxiliary verb		aver	gerund		vogando
past participle		vogà
person	singular			plural
	first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative	mi	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
present	vogo	(te) voghi	(el/ła) voga	voghémo, vogòn	voghé	(i/łe) voga
imperfect	vogava	(te) vogavi	(el/ła) vogava	vogàvimo	vogavi	(i/łe) vogava
future	vogarò	(te) vogarè	(el/ła) vogarà	vogarémo	vogarè	(i/łe) vogarà
conditional	vogarìa	(te) vogarisi	(el/ła) vogarìa	vogarìsimo	vogarisi	(i/łe) vogarìa
subjunctive	che mi	che ti	che eło / eła	che noialtri / noialtre	che voialtri / voialtre	che łuri / łore
present	voghe, voga	(te) voghi	(el/ła) voghe, (el/ła) voga	voghémo, vogone	voghé	(i/łe) voghe, (i/łe) voga
imperfect	vogase	(te) vogasi	(el/ła) vogase	vogàsimo	vogasi	(i/łe) vogase
imperative	—	ti	eło / eła	noialtri / noialtre	voialtri / voialtre	łuri / łore
	—	(te) voga	(el/ła) voga, (el/ła) voghe	voghémo	voghé	(i/łe) voga, (i/łe) voghe

Related terms

• vogada

See also

• remar