arpellejar

Catalan

Etymology

From arpelles +‎ -ejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ər.pə.ʎəˈʒa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [aɾ.pe.ʎeˈd͡ʒaɾ]
• Homophone: arpellejà
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

arpellejar (first-person singular present arpellejo, first-person singular preterite arpellegí, past participle arpellejat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

1. (transitive) to claw, to scratch

   Synonyms: arpejar, escatar, esgarrapar, fregar, grapar, gratar, raspar, rautar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arpellejar (first conjugation, j-g alternation)

infinitive			arpellejar
gerund			arpellejant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		arpellejat		arpellejada
		plural		arpellejats		arpellejades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	arpellejo	arpelleges	arpelleja	arpellegem	arpellegeu	arpellegen
	imperfect	arpellejava	arpellejaves	arpellejava	arpellejàvem	arpellejàveu	arpellejaven
	future	arpellejaré	arpellejaràs	arpellejarà	arpellejarem	arpellejareu	arpellejaran
	preterite	arpellegí	arpellejares	arpellejà	arpellejàrem	arpellejàreu	arpellejaren
	conditional	arpellejaria	arpellejaries	arpellejaria	arpellejaríem	arpellejaríeu	arpellejarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	arpellegi	arpellegis	arpellegi	arpellegem	arpellegeu	arpellegin
	imperfect	arpellegés	arpellegessis	arpellegés	arpellegéssim	arpellegéssiu	arpellegessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	arpelleja	arpellegi	arpellegem	arpellegeu	arpellegin
	negative (no)	—	no arpellegis	no arpellegi	no arpellegem	no arpellegeu	no arpellegin

Further reading

• “arpellejar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “arpellejar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “arpellejar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.