esmolar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From es- + mola (“grindstone, millstone”) + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
esmolar (first-person singular present esmolo, first-person singular preterite esmolí, past participle esmolat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /ɔ/
- (transitive, also figurative) to sharpen, to hone
- Synonym: afilar
- 1934, Joan Puig i Ferreter, Camins de França:
- La realitat t'ha portat entremig de moltes menes d'homes, t'ha fet conèixer diversos oficis, t'ha ensenyat de rumiar, d'esmolar l'enginy, ha multiplicat la teva astúcia i la teva força, i amb tot això no t'has alliberat de fer coneixença amb el fred i la fam.
- Reality has brought you among many types of men, it has acquainted you with different trades, it has taught you to ponder, to hone your wits, it has increased your cunning and your strength, and with all that you haven't set yourself free from getting to know cold and hunger.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of esmolar (first conjugation)
infinitive | esmolar | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
gerund | esmolant | ||||||
past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
singular | esmolat | esmolada | |||||
plural | esmolats | esmolades | |||||
person | singular | plural | |||||
first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | esmolo | esmoles | esmola | esmolem | esmoleu | esmolen | |
imperfect | esmolava | esmolaves | esmolava | esmolàvem | esmolàveu | esmolaven | |
future | esmolaré | esmolaràs | esmolarà | esmolarem | esmolareu | esmolaran | |
preterite | esmolí | esmolares | esmolà | esmolàrem | esmolàreu | esmolaren | |
conditional | esmolaria | esmolaries | esmolaria | esmolaríem | esmolaríeu | esmolarien | |
subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
present | esmoli | esmolis | esmoli | esmolem | esmoleu | esmolin | |
imperfect | esmolés | esmolessis | esmolés | esmoléssim | esmoléssiu | esmolessin | |
imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
affirmative | — | esmola | esmoli | esmolem | esmoleu | esmolin | |
negative (no) | — | no esmolis | no esmoli | no esmolem | no esmoleu | no esmolin |
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “esmolar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
esmolar (first-person singular present esmolo, first-person singular preterite esmolei, past participle esmolado) (transitive or intransitive)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of esmolar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
References edit
- “esmolar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “esmolar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.