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Galician
Etymology
Attested since the 13th century. From en + fío (“thread”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
Verb
enfiar (first-person singular present enfío, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado)
enfiar (first-person singular present enfio, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to thread (to put thread through an orifice, especially a pinhole)
- Synonym: enliñar
- (transitive) to string (pearls, beads, etc.)
- Synonym: ensartar
- (intransitive) to go straight down (a path)
- (intransitive) to head for
Conjugation
Conjugation of enfiar (i becomes í when stressed)
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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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enfiar
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Personal
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enfiar
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enfiares
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enfiar
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enfiarmos
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enfiardes
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enfiarem
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Gerund
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enfiando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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enfiado
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enfiados
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Feminine
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enfiada
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enfiadas
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Indicative
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Present
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enfio
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enfias
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enfia
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enfiamos
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enfiades, enfiais
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enfiam
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Imperfect
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enfiava
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enfiavas
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enfiava
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enfiávamos
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enfiávades, enfiáveis, enfiávais1
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enfiavam
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Preterite
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enfiei
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enfiaste, enfiache1
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enfiou
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enfiamos
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enfiastes
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enfiárom, enfiaram
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Pluperfect
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enfiara
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enfiaras
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enfiara
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enfiáramos
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enfiárades, enfiáreis, enfiárais1
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enfiaram
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Future
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enfiarei
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enfiarás
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enfiará
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enfiaremos
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enfiaredes, enfiareis
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enfiarám, enfiarão
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Conditional
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enfiaria
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enfiarias
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enfiaria
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enfiaríamos
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enfiaríades, enfiaríeis, enfiaríais1
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enfiariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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enfie
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enfies
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enfie
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enfiemos
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enfiedes, enfieis
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enfiem
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Imperfect
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enfiasse
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enfiasses
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enfiasse
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enfiássemos
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enfiássedes, enfiásseis
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enfiassem
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Future
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enfiar
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enfiares
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enfiar
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enfiarmos
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enfiardes
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enfiarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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enfia
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enfie
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enfiemos
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enfiade, enfiai
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enfiem
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Negative (nom)
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nom enfies
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nom enfie
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nom enfiemos
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nom enfiedes, nom enfieis
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nom enfiem
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References
- “enfiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “enfi” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “enfiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “enfiar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “enfiar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + fio (“thread”) + -ar, from Old Galician-Portuguese fio, from Latin fīlum (“thread”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ , (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ , (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ɻ)/
Verb
enfiar (first-person singular present enfio, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado)
- to thread (to put thread through an orifice, especially a pinhole)
- to stick (to place)
- Synonyms: meter, colocar
- Antonyms: tirar, retirar, remover, extrair
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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