abranguer

Galician

Etymology

13th century. Unknown. Cognate of Portuguese abranger, probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia,[1] maybe related to Latin branca (“paw”); in that case, ultimately from Celtic.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aβɾaŋˈɡeɾ/

Verb

abranguer (first-person singular present abrango, first-person singular preterite abranguín, past participle abranguido)

  1. to pick, reach, attain
    • 1853, Camilo Álvarez de Castro, [Carta a Rosalía de Castro]:
      vendo aí tantos homes de testa, capaces d'abranguer moito e ben, que puderan facer esculcas e recoller as cantigas i os contos de cada eido
      seeing so many intelligent, capable men who could attain a lot ably, who could make enquiries and recollect the songs and the tales of every place [of Galicia]
    Synonyms: acadar, atanguer, atanxir
  2. to embrace, span, contain
    Synonyms: abarcar, abrazar, cinguir

Conjugation
    Conjugation of abranguer
infinitive abranguer
gerund abranguendo
past participle singular plural
masculine abranguido abranguidos
feminine abranguida abranguidas
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present abrango abrangues abrangue abranguemos abranguedes abranguen
imperfect abranguía abranguías abranguía abranguiamos abranguiades abranguían
preterite abranguín abranguiches abrangueu abranguemos abranguestes abrangueron
pluperfect abranguera abrangueras abranguera abrangueramos abranguerades abrangueran
future abranguerei abranguerás abranguerá abrangueremos abrangueredes abranguerán
conditional abranguería abranguerías abranguería abrangueriamos abrangueriades abranguerían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present abranga abrangas abranga abrangamos abrangades abrangan
preterite abranguese abrangueses abranguese abranguésemos abranguésedes abranguesen
future abranguer abrangueres abranguer abranguermos abranguerdes abrangueren
imperative — ti Vde. nós vós Vdes.
affirmative — abrangue abranga abrangamos abranguede abrangan
negative — abrangas abranga abrangamos abrangades abrangan
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
abranguer abrangueres abranguer abranguermos abranguerdes abrangueren

References
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. abrangir.
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