enfiar
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the 13th century. From en + fío (“thread”) + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
enfiar (first-person singular present enfío, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado)
enfiar (first-person singular present enfio, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado, reintegrationist norm)
- (transitive) to thread (to put thread through an orifice, especially a pinhole)
- Synonym: enliñar
- (transitive) to string (pearls, beads, etc.)
- Synonym: ensartar
- (intransitive) to go straight down (a path)
- (intransitive) to head for
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of enfiar (i becomes í when stressed)
Reintegrated conjugation of enfiar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References edit
- “enfiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “enfi” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “enfiar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “enfiar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “enfiar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From en- + fio (“thread”) + -ar, from Old Galician-Portuguese fio, from Latin fīlum (“thread”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɪˈa(h)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ʁ)/ [ẽˈfja(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɪˈa(h)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ʁ)/ [ĩˈfja(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.fɪˈa(ɾ)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.fɪˈa(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɪˈa(χ)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ʁ)/ [ẽˈfja(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɪˈa(χ)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ʁ)/ [ĩˈfja(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.fɪˈa(ɻ)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.fɪˈa(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ɻ)/
Verb edit
enfiar (first-person singular present enfio, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of enfiar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.