esfamear
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From es- + fame (“hunger”) + -ear.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
esfamear (first-person singular present esfameo, first-person singular preterite esfameei, past participle esfameado)
esfamear (first-person singular present esfameio, first-person singular preterite esfameei, past participle esfameado, reintegrationist norm)
- to be very hungry
- to starve
- 1887, Alberto Garcia Ferreiro, Volvoretas:
- qu'á beira dos ricos consinte que haxa nas chouzas perdidas aló nas montañas, us nenos que tremen, e us vellos qu'esfamian
- that besides the rich people, they allow that in the huts up in the mountains, there are children shaking with cold, and old people that starve
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of esfamear
Reintegrated conjugation of esfamear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References edit
- “esfamear” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “esfamear” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “esfamear” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “esfameado” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.