ungir

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Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ungere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.

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ungir (first-person singular present ungeixo, first-person singular preterite ungí, past participle ungit)

  1. (obsolete) to grease, to rub with oil
    Synonym: untar
  2. to annoint

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Icelandic

Verb

ungir

  1. second-person singular active present subjunctive of unga

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ungir, ongir, from Latin ungĕre.

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Verb

ungir (first-person singular present unjo, first-person singular preterite ungi, past participle ungido)

  1. (transitive) to anoint (grease with oil)
  2. (transitive) to anoint (wet or moisten with oil or liquid)
  3. (transitive, religion) to administer the sacrament of extreme unction to
  4. (transitive, religion) to consecrate (give possession or invest with authority through anointing)
  5. (transitive) to make better, more perfect
  6. (reflexive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to anoint oneself
  7. (reflexive, takes a reflexive pronoun) to penetrate with anointing

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish ungir, borrowed from Latin ungere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /unˈxiɾ/
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: un‧gir

Verb

ungir (first-person singular present unjo, first-person singular preterite ungí, past participle ungido)

  1. (transitive) to anoint (to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance)
  2. (transitive) to anoint (to apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration)
  3. (transitive) to anoint (to choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position)

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References

  1. ^ * Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983) “untar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes V (Ri–X), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 715

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