encher

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese encher (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin implēre. Compare Portuguese encher.

Verb

encher (first-person singular present encho, first-person singular preterite enchín, past participle enchido)
encher (first-person singular present encho, first-person singular preterite enchim or enchi, past participle enchido, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to fill

   Antonyms: baleirar, baldeirar

   • 2019 May 17, “Milleiros de galegos maniféstanse a prol da nosa lingua”, in G24‎^[1]:

     As rúas de varias vilas e cidades enchíanse de xente que se manifestaba a prol da lingua.

     The streets of several towns and cities filled with people who protested in support of the [Galician] language.

2. to sate

   Synonyms: fartar, saciar

3. to flood (a river)
4. to flood (the tide)
5. to bore, tire

   Synonym: fartar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of encher

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	encher
Personal	encher	encheres	encher	enchermos	encherdes	encheren
Gerund
	enchendo
Past participle
Masculine	enchido			enchidos
Feminine	enchida			enchidas
Indicative
Present	encho	enches	enche	enchemos	enchedes	enchen
Imperfect	enchía	enchías	enchía	enchiamos	enchiades	enchían
Preterite	enchín	enchiches	encheu	enchemos	enchestes	encheron
Pluperfect	enchera	encheras	enchera	encheramos	encherades	encheran
Future	encherei	encherás	encherá	encheremos	encheredes	encherán
Conditional	enchería	encherías	enchería	encheriamos	encheriades	encherían
Subjunctive
Present	encha	enchas	encha	enchamos	enchades	enchan
Imperfect	enchese	encheses	enchese	enchésemos	enchésedes	enchesen
Future	encher	encheres	encher	enchermos	encherdes	encheren
Imperative
Affirmative		enche	encha	enchamos	enchede	enchan
Negative (non)		non enchas	non encha	non enchamos	non enchades	non enchan

    Reintegrated conjugation of encher (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	encher
Personal	encher	encheres	encher	enchermos	encherdes	encherem
Gerund
	enchendo
Past participle
Masculine	enchido			enchidos
Feminine	enchida			enchidas
Indicative
Present	encho	enches	enche	enchemos	enchedes, encheis	enchem
Imperfect	enchia	enchias	enchia	enchíamos	enchíades, enchíeis, enchíais1	enchiam
Preterite	enchim, enchi	encheste, encheche1	encheu	enchemos	enchestes	enchêrom, encheram
Pluperfect	enchera	encheras	enchera	enchêramos	enchêrades, enchêreis, enchêrais1	encheram
Future	encherei	encherás	encherá	encheremos	encheredes, enchereis	encherám, encherão
Conditional	encheria	encherias	encheria	encheríamos	encheríades, encheríeis, encheríais1	encheriam
Subjunctive
Present	encha	enchas	encha	enchamos	enchades, enchais	encham
Imperfect	enchesse	enchesses	enchesse	enchêssemos	enchêssedes, enchêsseis	enchessem
Future	encher	encheres	encher	enchermos	encherdes	encherem
Imperative
Affirmative		enche	encha	enchamos	enchede, enchei	encham
Negative (nom)		nom enchas	nom encha	nom enchamos	nom enchades, nom enchais	nom encham

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• enchedoira
• enchedoiro
• enchenta
• enchente

Related terms

• cheo

Further reading

• “encher” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “encher” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

References

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese encher, from Latin implēre. Compare Galician encher.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃe(ʁ)/ [ẽˈʃe(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃe(ʁ)/ [ĩˈʃe(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃe(ʁ)/ [ẽˈʃe(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃe(ʁ)/ [ĩˈʃe(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃe(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃe(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃe(ʁ)/ [ẽˈʃe(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃe(ʁ)/ [ĩˈʃe(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃe(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃe(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈʃeɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈʃeɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈt͡ʃeɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈʃe.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: en‧cher

Verb

encher (first-person singular present encho, first-person singular preterite enchi, past participle enchido)

1. to fill, fill up
2. to inflate (e.g. a balloon or a tyre)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of encher (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	encher
Personal	encher	encheres	encher	enchermos	encherdes	encherem
Gerund
	enchendo
Past participle
Masculine	enchido			enchidos
Feminine	enchida			enchidas
Indicative
Present	encho	enches	enche	enchemos	encheis	enchem
Imperfect	enchia	enchias	enchia	enchíamos	enchíeis	enchiam
Preterite	enchi	encheste	encheu	enchemos	enchestes	encheram
Pluperfect	enchera	encheras	enchera	enchêramos	enchêreis	encheram
Future	encherei	encherás	encherá	encheremos	enchereis	encherão
Conditional	encheria	encherias	encheria	encheríamos	encheríeis	encheriam
Subjunctive
Present	encha	enchas	encha	enchamos	enchais	encham
Imperfect	enchesse	enchesses	enchesse	enchêssemos	enchêsseis	enchessem
Future	encher	encheres	encher	enchermos	encherdes	encherem
Imperative
Affirmative		enche	encha	enchamos	enchei	encham
Negative (não)		não enchas	não encha	não enchamos	não enchais	não encham

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:encher.

Derived terms

• preencher

See also

• cheio

Further reading

• “encher” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913