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Galician
Etymology
From estaño (“tin”) + -ar. Cognate with Portuguese estanhar and Spanish estañar.
Pronunciation
Verb
estañar (first-person singular present estaño, first-person singular preterite estañei, past participle estañado)
- to tin (to cover with tin)
Conjugation
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Spanish
Etymology
From estaño (“tin”) + -ar. Cognate with Galician estañar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /estaˈɲaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: es‧ta‧ñar
Verb
estañar (first-person singular present estaño, first-person singular preterite estañé, past participle estañado)
- to tin (to cover with tin)
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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