atoar

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Attested since 1437. Etymology unknown. Probably not from Latin obturare; compare Galician aturar.

Pronunciation

Verb

atoar (first-person singular present atoo, first-person singular preterite atoei, past participle atoado)

  1. to obstruct, to clog
    Synonyms: atascar, atuír, obstruír, tapar
    • 1437, X. Ferro Couselo, editor, A vida e a fala dos devanceiros. Escolma de documentos en galego dos séculos XIII ao XVI, Vigo: Galaxia, page 121:
      por rasón que o cano da fonte Arcada estaua atuado e tapado ena orta do dito Pero Gomes
      because the pipe of the Arched Fountain was clogged and obstructed in Pedro Gomez's garden
  2. to cover with earth
    Synonyms: enterrar, tapar
  3. (dated) to calm down
    Synonym: acougar

Conjugation

Spanish

Etymology

Unknown

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atoˈaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧to‧ar

Verb

atoar (first-person singular present atoo, first-person singular preterite atoé, past participle atoado)

  1. to tow

Conjugation

References

  • atuado” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • atoar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • atoar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • atoar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • atoar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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