singrar

Galician

Alternative forms

singlar

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Portuguese singrar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French singler (“to sail”), from Old Norse segl (“sail”), from Proto-Germanic *seglą (“sail”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /siŋˈɡɾaɾ/

Verb

singrar (first-person singular present singro, first-person singular preterite singrei, past participle singrado)

(nautical) to sail; to navigate
- 1370, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana. A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 731:
  Et cõ grã coyta que auía, metíose sobre mar, cõ grandes cõpañas, porlo yr buscar, et tãto singlarõ, a rremos et a treu, ata que chegarõ alý hu el iazía soterrado
  Sorrowful, he went into the sea with a large army, for searching for him, and they navigated for a long time, on oars and sails, until they arrived there where he was buried
Synonyms: marear, navegar

Conjugation

Conjugation of singrar

	singular			plural
person	first	second	third	first	second	third
Infinitive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal	singrar
personal	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singraren
Gerund
	singrando
Past participle	singular			plural
masculine	singrado			singrados
feminine	singrada			singradas
Indicative	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	singro	singras	singra	singramos	singrades	singran
imperfect	singraba	singrabas	singraba	singrabamos	singrabades	singraban
preterite	singrei	singraches	singrou	singramos	singrastes	singraron
pluperfect	singrara	singraras	singrara	singraramos	singrarades	singraran
future	singrarei	singrarás	singrará	singraremos	singraredes	singrarán
conditional	singraría	singrarías	singraría	singrariamos	singrariades	singrarían
Subjunctive	eu	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
present	singre	singres	singre	singremos	singredes	singren
preterite	singrase	singrases	singrase	singrásemos	singrásedes	singrasen
future	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singraren
Imperative	–	ti	el/ela/Vde.	nós	vós	eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative	–	singra	singre	singremos	singrade	singren
negative	–	singres	singre	singremos	singredes	singren

Related terms

singradura

References

“singrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“singr” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“singl” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
“singrar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“singrar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“singrar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

FWOTD – 22 October 2013

Etymology

From Old Portuguese singrar, from Old French singler (“to sail”), from Old Norse segl (“sail”), from Proto-Germanic *seglą (“sail”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [sĩˈɡɾa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [sĩˈɡɾa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa(ɻ)/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾaɾ/

Verb

singrar (first-person singular present singro, first-person singular preterite singrei, past participle singrado)

(now poetic) to sail; to cross the seas
- 2002, Luiz Carlos de Oliveira Cerqueira, Quando houver nunca mais, Thesaurus, page 129:
  No dia em que você não mais singrar os mares não haverá o soprar das brisas e terrais e, na calmaria, os barcos não enfunarão velas.
  In the day when you no longer sail the seas there won’t be the blow of the breezes and nightly winds and, in the tranquillity, the boats won’t unfurl their sails.
Synonym: velejar
(figurative) to thrive (to be successful)
- 2002, Will Ferguson, Felicidade, Asa, page 91:
  Admitamos, é preciso uma dose desmesurada de vivacidade para singrar na área da publicidade.
  Let’s admit it, an immeasurable amount of vivacity is necessary to thrive in the field of advertising.
Synonyms: medrar, prosperar

Conjugation

Conjugation of singrar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	singrar
Personal	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singrarem
Gerund
	singrando
Past participle
Masculine	singrado			singrados
Feminine	singrada			singradas
Indicative
Present	singro	singras	singra	singramos	singrais	singram
Imperfect	singrava	singravas	singrava	singrávamos	singráveis	singravam
Preterite	singrei	singraste	singrou	singramos¹, singrámos²	singrastes	singraram
Pluperfect	singrara	singraras	singrara	singráramos	singráreis	singraram
Future	singrarei	singrarás	singrará	singraremos	singrareis	singrarão
Conditional
	singraria	singrarias	singraria	singraríamos	singraríeis	singrariam
Subjunctive
Present	singre	singres	singre	singremos	singreis	singrem
Imperfect	singrasse	singrasses	singrasse	singrássemos	singrásseis	singrassem
Future	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		singra	singre	singremos	singrai	singrem
Negative (não)		não singres	não singre	não singremos	não singreis	não singrem

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

Related terms

singra
singrador
singradura