Asturian

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Etymology

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From Vulgar Latin *aiūnāre, jajūnāre, present active infinitive of *aiūnō, jajūnō, from Late Latin ieiūnāre, jejūnāre, present active infinitive of ieiūnō, jejūnō, from Latin ieiūnus, jejūnus.

Verb

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ayunar (first-person singular indicative present ayuno, past participle ayunáu)

  1. (intransitive) to fast (to abstain from or eat very little food)

Conjugation

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Mirandese

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Etymology

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Verb

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ayunar

  1. to fast

References

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  • “ayunar” in Amadeu Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona Ferreira, Dicionário Mirandês-Português, 1st edition, 2004.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *iaiūnāre,[1] present active infinitive of *aiūnō, iaiūnō, from Late Latin ieiūnāre, from Latin ieiūnus. Compare English jejune.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /aʝuˈnaɾ/ [a.ʝuˈnaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /aʃuˈnaɾ/ [a.ʃuˈnaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /aʒuˈnaɾ/ [a.ʒuˈnaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧yu‧nar

Verb

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ayunar (first-person singular present ayuno, first-person singular preterite ayuné, past participle ayunado)

  1. (intransitive) to fast

Conjugation

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References

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  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos

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