teimar

Galician

Attested since the 19th century. From teima (“obsession, idée fixe”).

teimar (first-person singular present teimo, first-person singular preterite teimei, past participle teimado)

(intransitive) to insist or persist [with en ‘in something’ or en (+ infinitive) ‘in doing something’]
Synonyms: cismar, insistir, porfiar, enteimar
- 1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A gaita gallega:
  A teimar ninguén me gana meu amo na teima fico son máis porfión que o pico que as duras pedras debana: máis que vexa unha catana de punta cabo do bico hei de decir chichirico e o lenguaxe gallego
  In being obstinate nobody wins me, milord. I remain in the obstinacy; I'm more obstinate than the pick that hard stones undo; even seeing a pointing katana next to my beak I will say dandy in Galician language

Conjugation of teimar

Reintegrated conjugation of teimar (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	teimar
Personal	teimar	teimares	teimar	teimarmos	teimardes	teimarem
Gerund
	teimando
Past participle
Masculine	teimado			teimados
Feminine	teimada			teimadas
Indicative
Present	teimo	teimas	teima	teimamos	teimades, teimais	teimam
Imperfect	teimava	teimavas	teimava	teimávamos	teimávades, teimáveis, teimávais¹	teimavam
Preterite	teimei	teimaste, teimache¹	teimou	teimamos	teimastes	teimárom, teimaram
Pluperfect	teimara	teimaras	teimara	teimáramos	teimárades, teimáreis, teimárais¹	teimaram
Future	teimarei	teimarás	teimará	teimaremos	teimaredes, teimareis	teimarám, teimarão
Conditional	teimaria	teimarias	teimaria	teimaríamos	teimaríades, teimaríeis, teimaríais¹	teimariam
Subjunctive
Present	teime	teimes	teime	teimemos	teimedes, teimeis	teimem
Imperfect	teimasse	teimasses	teimasse	teimássemos	teimássedes, teimásseis	teimassem
Future	teimar	teimares	teimar	teimarmos	teimardes	teimarem
Imperative
Affirmative		teima	teime	teimemos	teimade, teimai	teimem
Negative (nom)		nom teimes	nom teime	nom teimemos	nom teimedes, nom teimeis	nom teimem

¹Less recommended.

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

From teima (“obstinacy, persistence”) +‎ -ar.

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /tejˈma(ʁ)/ [teɪ̯ˈma(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /tejˈma(ɾ)/ [teɪ̯ˈma(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /tejˈma(ʁ)/ [teɪ̯ˈma(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /tejˈma(ɻ)/ [teɪ̯ˈma(ɻ)]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐjˈmaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tejˈmaɾ/
- (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tejˈmaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /teˈma.ɾi/

teimar (first-person singular present teimo, first-person singular preterite teimei, past participle teimado)

(intransitive) to persist [with em ‘in something’ or em (+ infinitive) ‘in doing something’]
(intransitive) to insist [with em ‘in something’ or em (+ infinitive) ‘in doing something’]
- 1896, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, “XLIV”, in A Luneta Mágica:
  Eu me sentia perfeitamente restabelecido; mas o médico teimava em administrar-me colheres de uma preparação que ajudada de severa dieta debilitava-me cruelmente.
  I felt perfectly restored; but the doctor insisted on administering me spoons of a preparation which, aided by a severe diet, cruelly weakened me.

Conjugation of teimar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.