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Asturian
Verb
cavilar (first-person singular indicative present cavilo, past participle caviláu)
- to reflect; think through
Conjugation
Conjugation of cavilar
infinitive
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cavilar
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gerund
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cavilando
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past participle
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m caviláu, f cavilada, n cavilao, m pl cavilaos, f pl cavilaes
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person
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first singular yo
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second singular tu
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third singular él/elli
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first plural nosotros/nós
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second plural vosotros/vós
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third plural ellos
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indicative
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present
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cavilo
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caviles
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cavila
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cavilamos
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caviláis
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cavilen
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imperfect
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cavilaba
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cavilabes
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cavilaba
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cavilábemos, cavilábamos
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cavilabeis, cavilabais
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cavilaben
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preterite
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cavilé
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cavilasti, cavilesti
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caviló
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cavilemos
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cavilastis, cavilestis
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cavilaron
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pluperfect
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cavilare, cavilara
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cavilares, cavilaras
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cavilare, cavilara
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caviláremos, caviláramos
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cavilareis, cavilarais
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cavilaren, cavilaran
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future
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cavilaré
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cavilarás
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cavilará
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cavilaremos
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cavilaréis
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cavilarán
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conditional
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cavilaría
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cavilaríes
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cavilaría
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cavilaríemos, cavilaríamos
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cavilaríeis, cavilaríais
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cavilaríen
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subjunctive
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present
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cavile
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caviles, cavilas
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cavile
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cavilemos
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caviléis
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cavilen, cavilan
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imperfect
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cavilare, cavilara
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cavilares, cavilaras
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cavilare, cavilara
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caviláremos, caviláramos
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cavilareis, cavilarais
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cavilaren, cavilaran
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imperative
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—
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cavila
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—
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—
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cavilái
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—
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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cavillārī. First attested in the 19th century.
Pronunciation
Verb
cavilar (first-person singular present cavilo, first-person singular preterite cavilei, past participle cavilado)
- to reflect; to think through
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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cavilar
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Personal
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cavilar
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cavilares
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cavilar
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cavilarmos
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cavilardes
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cavilarem
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Gerund
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cavilando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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cavilado
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cavilados
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Feminine
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cavilada
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caviladas
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Indicative
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Present
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cavilo
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cavilas
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cavila
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cavilamos
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cavilades, cavilais
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cavilam
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Imperfect
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cavilava
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cavilavas
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cavilava
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cavilávamos
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cavilávades, caviláveis, cavilávais1
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cavilavam
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Preterite
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cavilei
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cavilaste, cavilache1
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cavilou
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cavilamos
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cavilastes
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cavilárom, cavilaram
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Pluperfect
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cavilara
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cavilaras
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cavilara
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caviláramos
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cavilárades, caviláreis, cavilárais1
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cavilaram
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Future
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cavilarei
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cavilarás
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cavilará
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cavilaremos
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cavilaredes, cavilareis
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cavilarám, cavilarão
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Conditional
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cavilaria
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cavilarias
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cavilaria
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cavilaríamos
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cavilaríades, cavilaríeis, cavilaríais1
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cavilariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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cavile
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caviles
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cavile
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cavilemos
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caviledes, cavileis
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cavilem
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Imperfect
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cavilasse
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cavilasses
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cavilasse
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cavilássemos
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cavilássedes, cavilásseis
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cavilassem
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Future
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cavilar
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cavilares
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cavilar
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cavilarmos
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cavilardes
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cavilarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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cavila
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cavile
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cavilemos
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cavilade, cavilai
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cavilem
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Negative (nom)
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nom caviles
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nom cavile
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nom cavilemos
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nom caviledes, nom cavileis
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nom cavilem
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References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cavilar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “cavilar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cavilar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cavilar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cavillārī.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kabiˈlaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ca‧vi‧lar
Verb
cavilar (first-person singular present cavilo, first-person singular preterite cavilé, past participle cavilado)
- (transitive) to think (something) through; to reflect
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
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