escabellar
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [əs.kə.βəˈʎa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.kə.bəˈʎa]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [es.ka.beˈʎaɾ]
Verb edit
escabellar (first-person singular present escabello, first-person singular preterite escabellí, past participle escabellat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- (transitive) to muss or tousel the hair of (someone), to dishevel
- 1984, Pau Faner, Lady Valentine:
- L'oncle Pius, que era molt alt i estava molt magre, portava els calçons arromangats i anava en camiseta, tot escabellat pel vent, i llançava i recollia l'ham sense a penes pescar cap peix.
- Uncle Pius, who was very tall and very thin, used to go around in his undershirt with his pantlegs rolled up, hair all mussed by the wind, tossing and reeling in the hook without hardly ever catching any fish.
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of escabellar (first conjugation)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “escabellar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.