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Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese cingir, from Latin cingere, present active infinitive of cingō. Cognate with Portuguese cingir and Spanish ceñir.
Pronunciation
Verb
cinguir (first-person singular present cingo, first-person singular preterite cinguín, past participle cinguido)
cinguir (first-person singular present cingo, first-person singular preterite cinguim or cingui, past participle cinguido, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to encircle, girdle, adjust (clothing)
1375, Antonio López Ferreiro, editor, Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática, Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 385:outra cinta pequena de coyro de lobo gornida de prata que eu trago cingida- another small band, of wolf hide, garnished with silver, that I bring adjusted
- (transitive) to connect, unite
- (transitive) to limit, restrict
- (figurative) to strike
Conjugation
Conjugation of cinguir (g-gu alternation)
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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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cinguir
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Personal
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cinguir
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cinguires
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cinguir
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cinguirmos
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cinguirdes
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cinguirem
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Gerund
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cinguindo
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Past participle
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Masculine
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cinguido
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cinguidos
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Feminine
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cinguida
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cinguidas
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Indicative
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Present
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cingo
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cingues
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cingue
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cinguimos
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cinguides, cinguis
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cinguem
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Imperfect
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cinguia
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cinguias
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cinguia
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cinguíamos
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cinguíades, cinguíeis, cinguíais1
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cinguiam
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Preterite
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cinguim, cingui
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cinguiste, cinguiche1
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cinguiu
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cinguimos
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cinguistes
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cinguírom, cinguiram
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Pluperfect
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cinguira
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cinguiras
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cinguira
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cinguíramos
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cinguírades, cinguíreis, cinguírais1
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cinguiram
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Future
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cinguirei
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cinguirás
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cinguirá
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cinguiremos
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cinguiredes, cinguireis
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cinguirám, cinguirão
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Conditional
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cinguiria
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cinguirias
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cinguiria
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cinguiríamos
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cinguiríades, cinguiríeis, cinguiríais1
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cinguiriam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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cinga
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cingas
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cinga
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cingamos
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cingades, cingais
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cingam
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Imperfect
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cinguisse
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cinguisses
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cinguisse
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cinguíssemos
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cinguíssedes, cinguísseis
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cinguissem
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Future
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cinguir
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cinguires
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cinguir
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cinguirmos
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cinguirdes
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cinguirem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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cingue
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cinga
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cingamos
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cinguide, cingui
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cingam
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Negative (nom)
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nom cingas
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nom cinga
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nom cingamos
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nom cingades, nom cingais
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nom cingam
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Derived terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “cingir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “cing”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cinguir”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “cinguir”, 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), “cinguir”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega