choer

Galician edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese choyr, from Latin claudere. Attested in the Cantigas de Santa Maria; compare also archaic Portuguese chouvir.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃoˈeɾ/

Verb edit

choer (first-person singular present choio, first-person singular preterite choín, past participle choído)
choer (first-person singular present choo, first-person singular preterite choim or choí, past participle choído, reintegrationist norm)

(transitive) to enclose a terrain
- 1394, Alexandra Cabana Outeiro, editor, O Tombo H da catedral de Santiago. Documentos anteriores a 1397, Valga: Concello de Valga, page 88:
  E outrosý auedes de cauar e escauar e rrodrigar e podar e choer e valar as ditas viñas
  And also you should dig, excavate, stake, prune, enclose, hurdle the aforementioned vineyard
- 1438, Manuel Lucas Alvarez & María José Justo Martín (eds.), Fontes documentais da Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Pergameos da serie Bens do Arquivo Histórico Universitario (Anos 1237-1537). Santiago: Consello da Cultura Galega. page 398:
  eu o dito Juan Afonso podey et choyn et fiz cauar o dito baçelo de viña
  I, the aforementioned Xoan Afonso, pruned, enclosed and ordered to dig the mentioned new vineyard
(transitive) to enclose the cattle
(transitive, dated) to close, to lock
- 1820, anonymous author, Tertulia en la Quintana, page 123:
  o tal libreiro ¡miña xoia! fuxeu, e deixou choídas as portas da súa casa
  this bookseller, the poor man!, he fled and left the doors of his house closed

Conjugation edit

Conjugation of choer (irregular)

	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	choer
Personal	choer	choeres	choer	choermos	choerdes	choeren
Gerund
	choendo
Past participle
Masculine	choído			choídos
Feminine	choída			choídas
Indicative
Present	choio	choes	choe	choemos	choedes	choen
Imperfect	choía	choías	choía	choïamos	choïades	choían
Preterite	choín	choíches	choeu	choemos	choestes	choeron
Pluperfect	choera	choeras	choera	choeramos	choerades	choeran
Future	choerei	choerás	choerá	choeremos	choeredes	choerán
Conditional	choería	choerías	choería	choeriamos	choeriades	choerían
Subjunctive
Present	choia	choias	choia	choiamos	choiades	choian
Imperfect	choese	choeses	choese	choésemos	choésedes	choesen
Future	choer	choeres	choer	choermos	choerdes	choeren
Imperative
Affirmative		choe	choia	choiamos	choede	choian
Negative (non)		non choias	non choia	non choiamos	non choiades	non choian

Reintegrated conjugation of choer (irregular) (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	choer
Personal	choer	choeres	choer	choermos	choerdes	choerem
Gerund
	choendo
Past participle
Masculine	choído			choídos
Feminine	choída			choídas
Indicative
Present	choo, choio¹	chóis	chói	choemos	choedes, choeis	choem
Imperfect	choía	choías	choía	choíamos	choíades, choíeis, choíais¹	choíam
Preterite	choim, choí	choeste, choeche¹	choeu	choemos	choestes	choêrom, choeram
Pluperfect	choera	choeras	choera	choêramos	choêrades, choêreis, choêrais¹	choeram
Future	choerei	choerás	choerá	choeremos	choeredes, choereis	choerám, choerão
Conditional	choeria	choerias	choeria	choeríamos	choeríades, choeríeis, choeríais¹	choeriam
Subjunctive
Present	choa, choia¹	choas, choias¹	choa, choia¹	choamos, choiamos¹	choades, choais, choiades¹	choam, choiam¹
Imperfect	choesse	choesses	choesse	choêssemos	choêssedes, choêsseis	choessem
Future	choer	choeres	choer	choermos	choerdes	choerem
Imperative
Affirmative		chói	choa, choia¹	choamos, choiamos¹	choede, choei	choam, choiam¹
Negative (nom)		nom choas, nom choias¹	nom choa, nom choia¹	nom choamos, nom choiamos¹	nom choades, nom choais, nom choiades¹	nom choam, nom choiam¹

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms edit

choiar

Related terms edit

chousa (“enclosed terrain”)
chouselo (“enclosed terrain”)
chouso (“enclosed terrain”)
chousume (“materials used for enclosing a terrain”)
deschoer
rechoer

References edit

“choer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“choyr” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
“choer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“choer” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
“choer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“choer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
“choer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.