afondar

Asturian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affundāre, derived from Latin fundus (“bottom”). By surface analysis, a- +‎ fondu +‎ -ar. Compare Spanish ahondar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afonˈdaɾ/, [a.fõn̪ˈd̪aɾ]

Verb

afondar

1. to sink
2. to get deeper into

Related terms

• fondu

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese afondar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *affundāre, derived from Latin fundus (“bottom”). By surface analysis, a- +‎ fondo +‎ -ar. Compare Portuguese afundar, Spanish ahondar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afonˈdaɾ/

Verb

afondar (first-person singular present afondo, first-person singular preterite afondei, past participle afondado)

1. to sink

   Synonyms: afundir, ir abaixo

   • 1390, J. L. Pensado Tomé, editor, Os Miragres de Santiago. Versión gallega del Códice latino del siglo XII atribuido al papa Calisto I, Madrid: C.S.I.C., page 59:

     et entõ leuãtarse a hũa tã grãde tẽpestade, que por pouquo a naue seera afondada, et os cõpaneiros et os outros que y foren, cõ medo de morte, chamarã Nostro Señor que por lo rrogo de Santiago os liure do perigoo d'aquela tẽpestade.

     and then a large tempest will rise, which will almost cause the ship to sink, and the companions and the others being there, with fear of death, will ask Our Lord that, through the request of Saint James, free them of the danger of said tempest

2. to deepen

Conjugation

    Conjugation of afondar

	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	afondar
Personal	afondar	afondares	afondar	afondarmos	afondardes	afondaren
Gerund
	afondando
Past participle
Masculine	afondado			afondados
Feminine	afondada			afondadas
Indicative
Present	afondo	afondas	afonda	afondamos	afondades	afondan
Imperfect	afondaba	afondabas	afondaba	afondabamos	afondabades	afondaban
Preterite	afondei	afondaches	afondou	afondamos	afondastes	afondaron
Pluperfect	afondara	afondaras	afondara	afondaramos	afondarades	afondaran
Future	afondarei	afondarás	afondará	afondaremos	afondaredes	afondarán
Conditional	afondaría	afondarías	afondaría	afondariamos	afondariades	afondarían
Subjunctive
Present	afonde	afondes	afonde	afondemos	afondedes	afonden
Imperfect	afondase	afondases	afondase	afondásemos	afondásedes	afondasen
Future	afondar	afondares	afondar	afondarmos	afondardes	afondaren
Imperative
Affirmative		afonda	afonde	afondemos	afondade	afonden
Negative (non)		non afondes	non afonde	non afondemos	non afondedes	non afonden

    Reintegrated conjugation of afondar (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	afondar
Personal	afondar	afondares	afondar	afondarmos	afondardes	afondarem
Gerund
	afondando
Past participle
Masculine	afondado			afondados
Feminine	afondada			afondadas
Indicative
Present	afondo	afondas	afonda	afondamos	afondades, afondais	afondam
Imperfect	afondava	afondavas	afondava	afondávamos	afondávades, afondáveis, afondávais1	afondavam
Preterite	afondei	afondaste, afondache1	afondou	afondamos	afondastes	afondárom, afondaram
Pluperfect	afondara	afondaras	afondara	afondáramos	afondárades, afondáreis, afondárais1	afondaram
Future	afondarei	afondarás	afondará	afondaremos	afondaredes, afondareis	afondarám, afondarão
Conditional	afondaria	afondarias	afondaria	afondaríamos	afondaríades, afondaríeis, afondaríais1	afondariam
Subjunctive
Present	afonde	afondes	afonde	afondemos	afondedes, afondeis	afondem
Imperfect	afondasse	afondasses	afondasse	afondássemos	afondássedes, afondásseis	afondassem
Future	afondar	afondares	afondar	afondarmos	afondardes	afondarem
Imperative
Affirmative		afonda	afonde	afondemos	afondade, afondai	afondem
Negative (nom)		nom afondes	nom afonde	nom afondemos	nom afondedes, nom afondeis	nom afondem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• afundir

References

• “afondar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “afond” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “afondar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “afondar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “afondar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “afondar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.