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Galician
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *ārfāre, from Latin ārefacere, present active infinitive of ārefaciō. 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
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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alfar
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Personal
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alfar
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alfares
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alfar
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alfarmos
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alfardes
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alfarem
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Gerund
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alfando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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alfado
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alfados
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Feminine
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alfada
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alfadas
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Indicative
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Present
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alfo
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alfas
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alfa
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alfamos
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alfades, alfais
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alfam
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Imperfect
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alfava
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alfavas
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alfava
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alfávamos
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alfávades, alfáveis, alfávais1
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alfavam
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Preterite
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alfei
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alfaste, alfache1
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alfou
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alfamos
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alfastes
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alfárom, alfaram
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Pluperfect
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alfara
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alfaras
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alfara
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alfáramos
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alfárades, alfáreis, alfárais1
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alfaram
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Future
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alfarei
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alfarás
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alfará
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alfaremos
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alfaredes, alfareis
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alfarám, alfarão
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Conditional
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alfaria
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alfarias
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alfaria
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alfaríamos
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alfaríades, alfaríeis, alfaríais1
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alfariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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alfe
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alfes
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alfe
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alfemos
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alfedes, alfeis
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alfem
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Imperfect
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alfasse
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alfasses
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alfasse
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alfássemos
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alfássedes, alfásseis
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alfassem
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Future
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alfar
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alfares
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alfar
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alfarmos
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alfardes
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alfarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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alfa
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alfe
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alfemos
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alfade, alfai
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alfem
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Negative (nom)
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nom alfes
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nom alfe
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nom alfemos
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nom alfedes, nom alfeis
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nom alfem
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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
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