arroiar
Galician
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom arroio (“brook”). Compare Spanish arroyar.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editarroiar (first-person singular present arroio, first-person singular preterite arroiei, past participle arroiado)
- to form streams
- to pour down; to rain cats and dogs
- Synonyms: chover a cachón, chover a chuzos, diluviar
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of arroiar
Reintegrated conjugation of arroiar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms
editReferences
edit- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arroiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “arroiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “arroiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN