escorregar
Galician edit
Etymology edit
From Old Galician-Portuguese escorregar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), either from Vulgar Latin *excurricare, from excurro, or from es- + córrego (“brook, ravine”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
escorregar (first-person singular present escorrego, first-person singular preterite escorreguei, past participle escorregado)
- to slide (to move on a low friction surface)
- Synonyms: deslizar, esborrexer
- to slip (to lose one’s traction on a slippery surface)
- 1409, José Luis Pensado Tomé, editor, Tratado de Albeitaria, page 125:
- quando escorrega o pee ao Cauallo na sayda da estada, ou no correr, ou no andar
- when the hoof of the horse slips when exiting the stable, or either when running, or when walking
- 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:
- Virés acò meu Dieguiño
cando ò tempo milloràr,
porqe si escorrega á Besta
è esbarroufàs, alabay.- You'll come here my little Diego
when the weather improves
because if the mount slips
and you sprawl, here goes nothing!
- You'll come here my little Diego
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of escorregar (g-gu alternation)
Reintegrated conjugation of escorregar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References edit
- “escorregar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “scorreg” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “escorregar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “escorregar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “escorregar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- “escorregar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese escorregar, from Vulgar Latin *excurricāre.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: es‧cor‧re‧gar
Verb edit
escorregar (first-person singular present escorrego, first-person singular preterite escorreguei, past participle escorregado)
- to slide (to move on a low friction surface)
- Synonym: deslizar
- to slip (to lose one’s traction on a slippery surface)
- (figuratively) to blunder
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of escorregar (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.