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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin masticāre, present active infinitive of masticō. Compare the inherited doublet mascar.
Pronunciation
Verb
mastigar (first-person singular present mastigo, first-person singular preterite mastiguei, past participle mastigado)
- (transitive) to chew, masticate
- Synonym: mascar
Conjugation
Conjugation of mastigar (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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mastigar
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| Personal
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mastigar
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mastigares
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mastigar
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mastigarmos
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mastigardes
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mastigarem
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| Gerund
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mastigando
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| Past participle
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| Masculine
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mastigado
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mastigados
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| Feminine
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mastigada
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mastigadas
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| Indicative
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| Present
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mastigo
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mastigas
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mastiga
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mastigamos
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mastigades, mastigais
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mastigam
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| Imperfect
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mastigava
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mastigavas
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mastigava
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mastigávamos
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mastigávades, mastigáveis, mastigávais1
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mastigavam
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| Preterite
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mastiguei
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mastigaste, mastigache1
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mastigou
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mastigamos
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mastigastes
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mastigárom, mastigaram
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| Pluperfect
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mastigara
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mastigaras
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mastigara
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mastigáramos
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mastigárades, mastigáreis, mastigárais1
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mastigaram
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| Future
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mastigarei
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mastigarás
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mastigará
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mastigaremos
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mastigaredes, mastigareis
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mastigarám, mastigarão
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| Conditional
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mastigaria
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mastigarias
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mastigaria
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mastigaríamos
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mastigaríades, mastigaríeis, mastigaríais1
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mastigariam
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| Subjunctive
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| Present
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mastigue
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mastigues
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mastigue
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mastiguemos
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mastiguedes, mastigueis
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mastiguem
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| Imperfect
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mastigasse
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mastigasses
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mastigasse
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mastigássemos
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mastigássedes, mastigásseis
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mastigassem
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| Future
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mastigar
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mastigares
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mastigar
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mastigarmos
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mastigardes
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mastigarem
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| Imperative
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| Affirmative
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mastiga
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mastigue
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mastiguemos
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mastigade, mastigai
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mastiguem
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| Negative (nom)
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nom mastigues
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nom mastigue
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nom mastiguemos
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nom mastiguedes, nom mastigueis
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nom mastiguem
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References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “mastigar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (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), “mastigar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “mastigar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “mastigar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin masticāre. Compare the inherited doublet mascar.
Pronunciation
Verb
mastigar (first-person singular present mastigo, first-person singular preterite mastiguei, past participle mastigado)
- (transitive) to chew, masticate
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms