apandar

Galician

Alternative forms

• pandar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese apandar. By surface analysis, a- +‎ pando +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Verb

apandar (first-person singular present apando, first-person singular preterite apandei, past participle apandado)

1. (intransitive or takes a reflexive pronoun) to cave in
2. (transitive) to cause to fall down
3. (transitive with con) to put up with
   • 1913, Samuel Elján, Mágoas:

     Xa vedes: non lles queda outro romedio que apandar ca súa sorte

     You all see: they have no other choice but to put up with their fate

4. (intransitive) to remain, stay; to defend; to be "it" (mostly used in games or sports)
   • 1962, Vicente Risco, Etnografía:

     Nos xogos colectivos, precede moitas veces o botar sortes pra ver o rol que lle toca a cada un, ou a quen lle toca pandar ou apandar

     Group games are often preceded by drawing lots to see the role that each one plays, or whoever has the turn to stay or remain

Conjugation

Related terms

• pando

References

• “apandar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “apandar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “apandar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “apandar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ pando +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apanˈdaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧pan‧dar

Verb

apandar (first-person singular present apando, first-person singular preterite apandé, past participle apandado)

1. to nick; yoink; pinch

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

• “apandar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014