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Galician
Etymology 1
From rabo (“tail”) + -ear.
Verb
rabear (first-person singular present rabeo, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado)
rabear (first-person singular present rabeio, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado, reintegrationist norm)
- (intransitive, of a tail) to wag
- (intransitive) to meander; to go like a serpent
- Synonym: serpear
- (intransitive) to be restless, to lose one's patience
- Synonym: impacientar
Conjugation
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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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rabear
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| Personal
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rabear
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rabeares
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rabear
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rabearmos
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rabeardes
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rabearem
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| Gerund
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rabeando
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| Past participle
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| Masculine
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rabeado
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rabeados
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| Feminine
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rabeada
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rabeadas
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| Indicative
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| Present
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rabeio, rabeo1
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rabeias, rabeas1
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rabeia, rabea1
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rabeamos
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rabeades, rabeais
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rabeiam, rabeam1
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| Imperfect
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rabeava
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rabeavas
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rabeava
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rabeávamos
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rabeávades, rabeáveis, rabeávais1
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rabeavam
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| Preterite
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rabeei
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rabeaste, rabeache1
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rabeou
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rabeamos
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rabeastes
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rabeárom, rabearam
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| Pluperfect
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rabeara
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rabearas
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rabeara
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rabeáramos
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rabeárades, rabeáreis, rabeárais1
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rabearam
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| Future
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rabearei
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rabearás
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rabeará
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rabearemos
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rabearedes, rabeareis
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rabearám, rabearão
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| Conditional
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rabearia
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rabearias
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rabearia
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rabearíamos
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rabearíades, rabearíeis, rabearíais1
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rabeariam
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| Subjunctive
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| Present
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rabeie, rabee1
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rabeies, rabees1
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rabeie, rabee1
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rabeemos
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rabeedes, rabeeis
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rabeiem, rabeem1
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| Imperfect
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rabeasse
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rabeasses
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rabeasse
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rabeássemos
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rabeássedes, rabeásseis
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rabeassem
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| Future
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rabear
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rabeares
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rabear
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rabearmos
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rabeardes
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rabearem
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| Imperative
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| Affirmative
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rabeia, rabea1
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rabeie, rabee1
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rabeemos
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rabeade, rabeai
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rabeiem, rabeem1
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| Negative (nom)
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nom rabeies, nom rabees1
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nom rabeie, nom rabee1
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nom rabeemos
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nom rabeedes, nom rabeeis
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nom rabeiem, nom rabeem1
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Etymology 2
From rabia (“anger”) + -ear.
Verb
rabear (first-person singular present rabeo, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado)
- Alternative form of rabiar
Conjugation
References
- “rabear” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.beˈa(ʁ)/ , /ʁa.biˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈbja(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.beˈa(ʁ)/ , /ʁa.biˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈbja(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ʁa.beˈa(ɾ)/ , /ʁa.biˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈbja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁa.beˈa(ʁ)/ , /ʁa.biˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈbja(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁa.beˈa(ɻ)/
Verb
rabear (first-person singular present rabeio, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado)
- (intransitive, of a tail) to wag
- Synonym: menear
- (intransitive, figurative) to move out of restlessness or because one is bothered
- Synonym: saracotear
- (transitive) to drive a plough
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From rabo (“tail”) + -ear.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rabeˈaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: ra‧be‧ar
Verb
rabear (first-person singular present rabeo, first-person singular preterite rabeé, past participle rabeado)
- (intransitive, of a tail) to wag
- Synonym: menear
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Further reading