enmeigar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. From en- +‎ meiga (“witch”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [eŋmejˈɣaɾ]

Verb

enmeigar (first-person singular present enmeigo, first-person singular preterite enmeiguei, past participle enmeigado)

  1. (transitive) to bewitch; to evil-eye
    • 1838, Florencio Pol, Espello de Diputados:
      Espello de Diputados,
      donde se deben mirar
      eses lurpias enmeigados,
      que quixeren diputar,
      Mirror of representatives
      where they should watch themselves
      those bewitched witches
      who would want to represent
    Synonyms: ameigar, embruxar, enfeitizar

Conjugation
  • Note: enmeig- are changed to enmeigu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of enmeigar
person singular plural
first
(eu)		 second
(ti)		 third
(el/ela/Vde.)		 first
(nós)		 second
(vós)		 third
(eles/elas/Vdes.)
infinitive
impersonal enmeigar
personal enmeigar enmeigares enmeigar enmeigarmos enmeigardes enmeigaren
gerund
enmeigando
past participle
masculine enmeigado enmeigados
feminine enmeigada enmeigadas
indicative
present enmeigo enmeigas enmeiga enmeigamos enmeigades enmeigan
imperfect enmeigaba enmeigabas enmeigaba enmeigabamos enmeigabades enmeigaban
preterite enmeiguei enmeigaches enmeigou enmeigamos enmeigastes enmeigaron
pluperfect enmeigara enmeigaras enmeigara enmeigaramos enmeigarades enmeigaran
future enmeigarei enmeigarás enmeigará enmeigaremos enmeigaredes enmeigarán
conditional enmeigaría enmeigarías enmeigaría enmeigariamos enmeigariades enmeigarían
subjunctive
present enmeigue enmeigues enmeigue enmeiguemos enmeiguedes enmeiguen
preterite enmeigase enmeigases enmeigase enmeigásemos enmeigásedes enmeigasen
future enmeigar enmeigares enmeigar enmeigarmos enmeigardes enmeigaren
imperative
affirmative – enmeiga enmeigue enmeiguemos enmeigade enmeiguen
negative – enmeigues enmeigue enmeiguemos enmeiguedes enmeiguen

References
  • “enmeigar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “enmeigar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
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