lousar

lousar

Galician

A traditional lousado or roof tilled with lousa in northern Galicia

Alternative forms

• loixar, louxar

Etymology

From lousa (“flagstone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lowˈsaɾ/

Verb

lousar (first-person singular present louso, first-person singular preterite lousei, past participle lousado)

1. (transitive) to roof with flagstones (usually made of slate)
2. (transitive) to pave with flagstones
   • 1295, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla. Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 17:

     fezo Abderamẽ lousar et est[r]ar de pedra todas [as] cales de Cordoua

     Abd al-Rahman ordered to pave in stone every street in Cordoba

Conjugation

    Conjugation of lousar

infinitive			lousar
gerund			lousando
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		lousado		lousados
		feminine		lousada		lousadas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	louso	lousas	lousa	lousamos	lousades	lousan
	imperfect	lousaba	lousabas	lousaba	lousabamos	lousabades	lousaban
	preterite	lousei	lousaches	lousou	lousamos	lousastes	lousaron
	pluperfect	lousara	lousaras	lousara	lousaramos	lousarades	lousaran
	future	lousarei	lousarás	lousará	lousaremos	lousaredes	lousarán
	conditional	lousaría	lousarías	lousaría	lousariamos	lousariades	lousarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	louse	louses	louse	lousemos	lousedes	lousen
	preterite	lousase	lousases	lousase	lousásemos	lousásedes	lousasen
	future	lousar	lousares	lousar	lousarmos	lousardes	lousaren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	lousa	louse	lousemos	lousade	lousen
	negative	—	louses	louse	lousemos	lousedes	lousen
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		lousar	lousares	lousar	lousarmos	lousardes	lousaren

Derived terms

• enlousar (“to pave, to roof”)
• lousado (“roof tilled with flagstones”)

References

• “lousar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
• “lousar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
• “lousar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “lousar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.