escaravellar
Galician
Alternative forms
- escarvallar, esgaravellar
Etymology
Probably from escarvar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eskaɾaβeˈʎaɾ/
Verb
escaravellar (first-person singular present escaravello, first-person singular preterite escaravellei, past participle escaravellado)
- to dig superficially; to turn over the ground
- Escaravellou o galo, e descubriu o coitelo para matalo. (proverb) ― The rooster digged and found the knife who killed him.
- Synonyms: escarvar, escavichar
- to poke
- Synonym: furgar
Conjugation
Conjugation of escaravellar
| infinitive | escaravellar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | escaravellando | ||||||
| past participle | singular | plural | |||||
| masculine | escaravellado | escaravellados | |||||
| feminine | escaravellada | escaravelladas | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | escaravello | escaravellas | escaravella | escaravellamos | escaravellades | escaravellan | |
| imperfect | escaravellaba | escaravellabas | escaravellaba | escaravellabamos | escaravellabades | escaravellaban | |
| preterite | escaravellei | escaravellaches | escaravellou | escaravellamos | escaravellastes | escaravellaron | |
| pluperfect | escaravellara | escaravellaras | escaravellara | escaravellaramos | escaravellarades | escaravellaran | |
| future | escaravellarei | escaravellarás | escaravellará | escaravellaremos | escaravellaredes | escaravellarán | |
| conditional | escaravellaría | escaravellarías | escaravellaría | escaravellariamos | escaravellariades | escaravellarían | |
| subjunctive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| present | escaravelle | escaravelles | escaravelle | escaravellemos | escaravelledes | escaravellen | |
| preterite | escaravellase | escaravellases | escaravellase | escaravellásemos | escaravellásedes | escaravellasen | |
| future | escaravellar | escaravellares | escaravellar | escaravellarmos | escaravellardes | escaravellaren | |
| imperative | — | ti | Vde. | nós | vós | Vdes. | |
| affirmative | — | escaravella | escaravelle | escaravellemos | escaravellade | escaravellen | |
| negative | — | escaravelles | escaravelle | escaravellemos | escaravelledes | escaravellen | |
| personal infinitive | eu | ti | el / ela / Vde. | nós | vós | eles / elas / Vdes. | |
| escaravellar | escaravellares | escaravellar | escaravellarmos | escaravellardes | escaravellaren | ||
References
- “escaravellar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
- “escaravellar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “escaravellar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.