esfamear
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom es- + fame (“hunger”) + -ear.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editesfamear (first-person singular present esfameo, first-person singular preterite esfameei, past participle esfameado)
esfamear (first-person singular present esfameio, first-person singular preterite esfameei, past participle esfameado, reintegrationist norm)
- to be very hungry
- to starve
- 1887, Alberto Garcia Ferreiro, Volvoretas:
- qu'á beira dos ricos consinte que haxa nas chouzas perdidas aló nas montañas, us nenos que tremen, e us vellos qu'esfamian
- that besides the rich people, they allow that in the huts up in the mountains, there are children shaking with cold, and old people that starve
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of esfamear
Reintegrated conjugation of esfamear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esfamear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “esfamear”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esfamear”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esfameado”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN