osmar

Galician

Alternative forms

• usmar, usmear

Etymology

From Late Latin osma, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή, ὀδμή (osmḗ, odmḗ, “odour, stench”). Compare Spanish husmear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [osˈmaɾ]

Verb

osmar (first-person singular present osmo, first-person singular preterite osmei, past participle osmado)

1. to sniff

   Synonyms: barruntar, cheirar

2. to sniff around

   Synonym: solermar

3. to spy, stalk

   Synonym: axexar

4. to have a feeling; to guess; to suspect; to foresee

   Synonyms: barruntar, presentir

   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 737:

     Tanto que os tres caualeyros uirõ a manãa, subirõ en seus caualos, pero eýnda nõ era bẽ día claro, mais a lũa rray[a]ua moy bẽ et nihũ nõ podía osmar hu todos tres quiríã yr.

     As soon as the three knights saw the morning, they mounted their horses, however the day was not clear yet, but the moon was shinning bright and no one could guess where the three wanted to go

Conjugation

    Conjugation of osmar

	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	osmar
Personal	osmar	osmares	osmar	osmarmos	osmardes	osmaren
Gerund
	osmando
Past participle
Masculine	osmado			osmados
Feminine	osmada			osmadas
Indicative
Present	osmo	osmas	osma	osmamos	osmades	osman
Imperfect	osmaba	osmabas	osmaba	osmabamos	osmabades	osmaban
Preterite	osmei	osmaches	osmou	osmamos	osmastes	osmaron
Pluperfect	osmara	osmaras	osmara	osmaramos	osmarades	osmaran
Future	osmarei	osmarás	osmará	osmaremos	osmaredes	osmarán
Conditional	osmaría	osmarías	osmaría	osmariamos	osmariades	osmarían
Subjunctive
Present	osme	osmes	osme	osmemos	osmedes	osmen
Imperfect	osmase	osmases	osmase	osmásemos	osmásedes	osmasen
Future	osmar	osmares	osmar	osmarmos	osmardes	osmaren
Imperative
Affirmative		osma	osme	osmemos	osmade	osmen
Negative (non)		non osmes	non osme	non osmemos	non osmedes	non osmen

    Reintegrated conjugation of osmar (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	osmar
Personal	osmar	osmares	osmar	osmarmos	osmardes	osmarem
Gerund
	osmando
Past participle
Masculine	osmado			osmados
Feminine	osmada			osmadas
Indicative
Present	osmo	osmas	osma	osmamos	osmades, osmais	osmam
Imperfect	osmava	osmavas	osmava	osmávamos	osmávades, osmáveis, osmávais1	osmavam
Preterite	osmei	osmaste, osmache1	osmou	osmamos	osmastes	osmárom, osmaram
Pluperfect	osmara	osmaras	osmara	osmáramos	osmárades, osmáreis, osmárais1	osmaram
Future	osmarei	osmarás	osmará	osmaremos	osmaredes, osmareis	osmarám, osmarão
Conditional	osmaria	osmarias	osmaria	osmaríamos	osmaríades, osmaríeis, osmaríais1	osmariam
Subjunctive
Present	osme	osmes	osme	osmemos	osmedes, osmeis	osmem
Imperfect	osmasse	osmasses	osmasse	osmássemos	osmássedes, osmásseis	osmassem
Future	osmar	osmares	osmar	osmarmos	osmardes	osmarem
Imperative
Affirmative		osma	osme	osmemos	osmade, osmai	osmem
Negative (nom)		nom osmes	nom osme	nom osmemos	nom osmedes, nom osmeis	nom osmem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “osmar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “osmar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “osmar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “osmar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “osmar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “osmar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “osmar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN