seivar

Galician

Etymology

From Latin salivo. Doublet of salivar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sej.ˈβaɾ]

Verb

seivar (first-person singular present seivo, first-person singular preterite seivei, past participle seivado)

1. to moisten a thread while spinning

   Synonym: humectar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of seivar

	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	seivar
Personal	seivar	seivares	seivar	seivarmos	seivardes	seivaren
Gerund
	seivando
Past participle
Masculine	seivado			seivados
Feminine	seivada			seivadas
Indicative
Present	seivo	seivas	seiva	seivamos	seivades	seivan
Imperfect	seivaba	seivabas	seivaba	seivabamos	seivabades	seivaban
Preterite	seivei	seivaches	seivou	seivamos	seivastes	seivaron
Pluperfect	seivara	seivaras	seivara	seivaramos	seivarades	seivaran
Future	seivarei	seivarás	seivará	seivaremos	seivaredes	seivarán
Conditional	seivaría	seivarías	seivaría	seivariamos	seivariades	seivarían
Subjunctive
Present	seive	seives	seive	seivemos	seivedes	seiven
Imperfect	seivase	seivases	seivase	seivásemos	seivásedes	seivasen
Future	seivar	seivares	seivar	seivarmos	seivardes	seivaren
Imperative
Affirmative		seiva	seive	seivemos	seivade	seiven
Negative (non)		non seives	non seive	non seivemos	non seivedes	non seiven

    Reintegrated conjugation of seivar (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	seivar
Personal	seivar	seivares	seivar	seivarmos	seivardes	seivarem
Gerund
	seivando
Past participle
Masculine	seivado			seivados
Feminine	seivada			seivadas
Indicative
Present	seivo	seivas	seiva	seivamos	seivades, seivais	seivam
Imperfect	seivava	seivavas	seivava	seivávamos	seivávades, seiváveis, seivávais1	seivavam
Preterite	seivei	seivaste, seivache1	seivou	seivamos	seivastes	seivárom, seivaram
Pluperfect	seivara	seivaras	seivara	seiváramos	seivárades, seiváreis, seivárais1	seivaram
Future	seivarei	seivarás	seivará	seivaremos	seivaredes, seivareis	seivarám, seivarão
Conditional	seivaria	seivarias	seivaria	seivaríamos	seivaríades, seivaríeis, seivaríais1	seivariam
Subjunctive
Present	seive	seives	seive	seivemos	seivedes, seiveis	seivem
Imperfect	seivasse	seivasses	seivasse	seivássemos	seivássedes, seivásseis	seivassem
Future	seivar	seivares	seivar	seivarmos	seivardes	seivarem
Imperative
Affirmative		seiva	seive	seivemos	seivade, seivai	seivem
Negative (nom)		nom seives	nom seive	nom seivemos	nom seivedes, nom seiveis	nom seivem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• saliva
• seiva

References

• “seibar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.