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Galician
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ārfāre , from Latin ārefacere . Cognate with Portuguese arfar .
Pronunciation
Verb
alfar (first-person singular present alfo , first-person singular preterite alfei , past participle alfado )
( intransitive , of grain) to wither , to dry
( pronominal , of grain) to wither , to dry
Conjugation
alfar
alfar
alfares
alfar
alfarmos
alfardes
alfarem
alfando
alfado
alfados
alfada
alfadas
Indicative
Present
alfo
alfas
alfa
alfamos
alfades , alfais
alfam
Imperfect
alfava
alfavas
alfava
alfávamos
alfávades , alfáveis , alfávais 1
alfavam
Preterite
alfei
alfaste , alfache 1
alfou
alfamos
alfastes
alfárom , alfaram
Pluperfect
alfara
alfaras
alfara
alfáramos
alfárades , alfáreis , alfárais 1
alfaram
Future
alfarei
alfarás
alfará
alfaremos
alfaredes , alfareis
alfarám , alfarão
Conditional
alfaria
alfarias
alfaria
alfaríamos
alfaríades , alfaríeis , alfaríais 1
alfariam
Subjunctive
Present
alfe
alfes
alfe
alfemos
alfedes , alfeis
alfem
Imperfect
alfasse
alfasses
alfasse
alfássemos
alfássedes , alfásseis
alfassem
Future
alfar
alfares
alfar
alfarmos
alfardes
alfarem
Imperative
Affirmative
alfa
alfe
alfemos
alfade , alfai
alfem
Negative (nom )
nom alfes
nom alfe
nom alfemos
nom alfedes , nom alfeis
nom alfem
Derived terms
References
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “alfar ”, 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 ), “alfar ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“alfar ” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “alfar ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Old Norse
Noun
alfar
nominative plural of alfr
Spanish
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic الْفَخَّار ( al-faḵḵār ) , from Arabic فَخَّار ( faḵḵār , “ pottery ” ) , from Aramaic פחרא / ܦܚܪܐ ( paḵḵārā ) , from Akkadian 𒁃 ( BAḪAR2 /paḫāru/ ) .
Pronunciation
IPA (key ) : /alˈfaɾ/
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: al‧far
Noun
alfar m (plural alfares )
clay
Synonym: arcilla
clay workshop
Derived terms
Further reading