ofegar

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Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin officāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre.

Pronunciation

Verb

ofegar (first-person singular present ofego, first-person singular preterite ofeguí, past participle ofegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. (transitive) to suffocate, smother
  2. (cooking, transitive) to smother, braise
  3. (transitive) to drown
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to suffocate, to drown
  5. (figurative, transitive) to stifle

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ofegar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)
infinitive ofegar
gerund ofegant
past participle masculine feminine
singular ofegat ofegada
plural ofegats ofegades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present ofego ofegues ofega ofeguem ofegueu ofeguen
imperfect ofegava ofegaves ofegava ofegàvem ofegàveu ofegaven
future ofegaré ofegaràs ofegarà ofegarem ofegareu ofegaran
preterite ofeguí ofegares ofegà ofegàrem ofegàreu ofegaren
conditional ofegaria ofegaries ofegaria ofegaríem ofegaríeu ofegarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present ofegui ofeguis ofegui ofeguem ofegueu ofeguin
imperfect ofegués ofeguessis ofegués ofeguéssim ofeguéssiu ofeguessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — ofega ofegui ofeguem ofegueu ofeguin
negative (no) — no ofeguis no ofegui no ofeguem no ofegueu no ofeguin

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Derived terms

References

  • “ofegar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin officāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of afogar.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: o‧fe‧gar

Verb

ofegar (first-person singular present ofego, first-person singular preterite ofeguei, past participle ofegado)

  1. (intransitive) to pant, puff (breathe heavily)
    • 1865, José de Alencar, “V”, in As Minas de Prata, volume III:
      Súbito outra revulsão operou-se no espírito de Elvira. As lágrimas espadanaram de seus olhos; e o seio ofegou soluçante.
      Suddenly, another violent feeling occurred within Elvira's soul. Tears ran down from her eyes, and her heart puffed with sobs.
  2. (intransitive, figurative) to yearn, long

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ofegar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal ofegar
Personal ofegar ofegares ofegar ofegarmos ofegardes ofegarem
Gerund
ofegando
Past participle
Masculine ofegado ofegados
Feminine ofegada ofegadas
Indicative
Present ofego ofegas ofega ofegamos ofegais ofegam
Imperfect ofegava ofegavas ofegava ofegávamos ofegáveis ofegavam
Preterite ofeguei ofegaste ofegou ofegamos1, ofegámos2 ofegastes ofegaram
Pluperfect ofegara ofegaras ofegara ofegáramos ofegáreis ofegaram
Future ofegarei ofegarás ofegará ofegaremos ofegareis ofegarão
Conditional ofegaria ofegarias ofegaria ofegaríamos ofegaríeis ofegariam
Subjunctive
Present ofegue ofegues ofegue ofeguemos ofegueis ofeguem
Imperfect ofegasse ofegasses ofegasse ofegássemos ofegásseis ofegassem
Future ofegar ofegares ofegar ofegarmos ofegardes ofegarem
Imperative
Affirmative ofega ofegue ofeguemos ofegai ofeguem
Negative (não) não ofegues não ofegue não ofeguemos não ofegueis não ofeguem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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