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Galician
Etymology
Attested in 1500 (Juan Esmagado ).[ 1] Probably a derivative with the prefix es- , from Latin ex- , of maga ( “ guts of fish ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *magô ( “ stomach ” ) and cognate of English maw .[ 2] [ 3] Alternatively, linked to a Vulgar Latin *exmagāre , from Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌽 ( magan ) or Proto-Germanic *maganą , as with Portuguese esmagar . Cf. also Spanish amagar .
Pronunciation
Verb
esmagar (first-person singular present esmago , first-person singular preterite esmaguei , past participle esmagado )
to crush , press
Synonyms: machucar , pisar
to squeeze
Synonym: estrullar
( figurative ) to oppress (politically or economically)
Synonyms: asoballar , oprimir
1812 , Ramón Mariño Paz (ed.), Estudio fonético, ortográfico e morfolóxico de textos do prerrexurdimento galego (1805-1837) . Santiago de Compostela: USC, page 168:
todas esas gavelas con que nos esmagaban desde hai tanto tempo
all those taxes with which they oppressed us since so long ago
Conjugation
Conjugation of esmagar (g-gu alternation)
esmagar
esmagar
esmagares
esmagar
esmagarmos
esmagardes
esmagarem
esmagando
esmagado
esmagados
esmagada
esmagadas
Indicative
Present
esmago
esmagas
esmaga
esmagamos
esmagades , esmagais
esmagam
Imperfect
esmagava
esmagavas
esmagava
esmagávamos
esmagávades , esmagáveis , esmagávais 1
esmagavam
Preterite
esmaguei
esmagaste , esmagache 1
esmagou
esmagamos
esmagastes
esmagárom , esmagaram
Pluperfect
esmagara
esmagaras
esmagara
esmagáramos
esmagárades , esmagáreis , esmagárais 1
esmagaram
Future
esmagarei
esmagarás
esmagará
esmagaremos
esmagaredes , esmagareis
esmagarám , esmagarão
Conditional
esmagaria
esmagarias
esmagaria
esmagaríamos
esmagaríades , esmagaríeis , esmagaríais 1
esmagariam
Subjunctive
Present
esmague
esmagues
esmague
esmaguemos
esmaguedes , esmagueis
esmaguem
Imperfect
esmagasse
esmagasses
esmagasse
esmagássemos
esmagássedes , esmagásseis
esmagassem
Future
esmagar
esmagares
esmagar
esmagarmos
esmagardes
esmagarem
Imperative
Affirmative
esmaga
esmague
esmaguemos
esmagade , esmagai
esmaguem
Negative (nom )
nom esmagues
nom esmague
nom esmaguemos
nom esmaguedes , nom esmagueis
nom esmaguem
References
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , editor (2006 –2013 ), “esmagar ”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language ] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández , Ernesto Xosé González Seoane , María Álvarez de la Granja , editors (2003 –2018 ), “esmagar ”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“esmagar ” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Rosario Álvarez Blanco , editor (2014 –2024 ), “esmagar ”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega , →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Probably from Old Occitan esmaiar (compare also Old French esmaier ), from Vulgar Latin *exmagāre ( “ to deprive (someone) of strength, to disable ” ) , from Latin ex- + *magāre ( “ to enable, empower ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *maginą , *maganą ( “ might, power ” ) .
Compare Spanish amagar . Cognate with English dismay .
Pronunciation
Verb
esmagar (first-person singular present esmago , first-person singular preterite esmaguei , past participle esmagado )
to crush ( to overwhelm by pressure or weight )
Conjugation
Derived terms
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