esmechar

Galician

Etymology

From es- +‎ mecha +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /esmeˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

esmechar (first-person singular present esmecho, first-person singular preterite esmechei, past participle esmechado)

1. (of the sun, the heat) to burn, parch
   • 1911, Francisco Portela Pérez, O pé da lareira:

     Levábamos andado seis ou oito horas cun calor que esmechaba

     We have been walking for six or eight hours with a burning heat

2. to hurt, open a wound in the head
3. (idiomatic) to taste extraordinarily good

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esmechar

	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	esmechar
Personal	esmechar	esmechares	esmechar	esmecharmos	esmechardes	esmecharen
Gerund
	esmechando
Past participle
Masculine	esmechado			esmechados
Feminine	esmechada			esmechadas
Indicative
Present	esmecho	esmechas	esmecha	esmechamos	esmechades	esmechan
Imperfect	esmechaba	esmechabas	esmechaba	esmechabamos	esmechabades	esmechaban
Preterite	esmechei	esmechaches	esmechou	esmechamos	esmechastes	esmecharon
Pluperfect	esmechara	esmecharas	esmechara	esmecharamos	esmecharades	esmecharan
Future	esmecharei	esmecharás	esmechará	esmecharemos	esmecharedes	esmecharán
Conditional	esmecharía	esmecharías	esmecharía	esmechariamos	esmechariades	esmecharían
Subjunctive
Present	esmeche	esmeches	esmeche	esmechemos	esmechedes	esmechen
Imperfect	esmechase	esmechases	esmechase	esmechásemos	esmechásedes	esmechasen
Future	esmechar	esmechares	esmechar	esmecharmos	esmechardes	esmecharen
Imperative
Affirmative		esmecha	esmeche	esmechemos	esmechade	esmechen
Negative (non)		non esmeches	non esmeche	non esmechemos	non esmechedes	non esmechen

    Reintegrated conjugation of esmechar (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	esmechar
Personal	esmechar	esmechares	esmechar	esmecharmos	esmechardes	esmecharem
Gerund
	esmechando
Past participle
Masculine	esmechado			esmechados
Feminine	esmechada			esmechadas
Indicative
Present	esmecho	esmechas	esmecha	esmechamos	esmechades, esmechais	esmecham
Imperfect	esmechava	esmechavas	esmechava	esmechávamos	esmechávades, esmecháveis, esmechávais1	esmechavam
Preterite	esmechei	esmechaste, esmechache1	esmechou	esmechamos	esmechastes	esmechárom, esmecharam
Pluperfect	esmechara	esmecharas	esmechara	esmecháramos	esmechárades, esmecháreis, esmechárais1	esmecharam
Future	esmecharei	esmecharás	esmechará	esmecharemos	esmecharedes, esmechareis	esmecharám, esmecharão
Conditional	esmecharia	esmecharias	esmecharia	esmecharíamos	esmecharíades, esmecharíeis, esmecharíais1	esmechariam
Subjunctive
Present	esmeche	esmeches	esmeche	esmechemos	esmechedes, esmecheis	esmechem
Imperfect	esmechasse	esmechasses	esmechasse	esmechássemos	esmechássedes, esmechásseis	esmechassem
Future	esmechar	esmechares	esmechar	esmecharmos	esmechardes	esmecharem
Imperative
Affirmative		esmecha	esmeche	esmechemos	esmechade, esmechai	esmechem
Negative (nom)		nom esmeches	nom esmeche	nom esmechemos	nom esmechedes, nom esmecheis	nom esmechem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• esmechada

References

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