gabear

Galician

Etymology

From Suevic [Term?] or Gothic; ultimately, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”). Compare gabito (“long hook”).[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɡaβeˈaɾ/

Verb

gabear (first-person singular present gabeo, first-person singular preterite gabeei, past participle gabeado)

  1. to scale, to climb (using one's legs and arms)
    Synonyms: empoleirar, agatuñar, rubir
  2. (of a plant) to climb

Conjugation
  • Note: gabe- are changed to ar- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of gabear
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal gabear
personal gabear gabeares gabear gabearmos gabeardes gabearen
Gerund
gabeando
Past participle singular plural
masculine gabeado gabeados
feminine gabeada gabeadas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present gabeo gabeas gabea gabeamos gabeades gabean
imperfect gabeaba gabeabas gabeaba gabeabamos gabeabades gabeaban
preterite arei gabeaches gabeou gabeamos gabeastes gabearon
pluperfect gabeara gabearas gabeara gabearamos gabearades gabearan
future gabearei gabearás gabeará gabearemos gabearedes gabearán
conditional gabearía gabearías gabearía gabeariamos gabeariades gabearían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present are ares are aremos aredes aren
preterite gabease gabeases gabease gabeásemos gabeásedes gabeasen
future gabear gabeares gabear gabearmos gabeardes gabearen
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – gabea are aremos gabeade aren
negative – ares are aremos aredes aren

References
  1. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “gavilán”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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