abranguer

abranguer

Galician

Alternative forms

• abranxar, abranxer

Etymology

13th century. Unknown. Cognate of Portuguese abranger, probably from a substrate language,[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]

   • 1845, Francisco Añón, Recordos da infancia:

     E d’os castaños esgazando as pòlas;

     Abranguía aromáticos cencenos.

     And from the chestnut trees, tearing off the branches,

     she picked aromatic tassels.

   Synonyms: acadar, atanguer, atanxir

2. to embrace, span, contain

   Synonyms: abarcar, abrazar, cinguir

Conjugation

• Note: abrangu- are changed to abrang- before back vowels (a, o).

Conjugation of abranguer

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	abranguer
personal	abranguer	abrangueres	abranguer	abranguermos	abranguerdes	abrangueren
Gerund
	abranguendo
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	abranguido			abranguidos
feminine	abranguida			abranguidas
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	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	abrangue	abranga	abrangamos	abranguede	abrangan
negative	–	abrangas	abranga	abrangamos	abrangades	abrangan

References

• “abranger” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “abranguer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “abranguer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “abranguer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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