teimar
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the 19th century. From teima (“obsession, idée fixe”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
teimar (first-person singular present teimo, first-person singular preterite teimei, past participle teimado)
- (intransitive, or transitive with en) to insist, persist
- 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 that the pick that hard stones undo; even seeing a pointing katana next to my beak I will say dandy in Galician language
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of teimar
Reintegrated conjugation of teimar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms edit
References edit
- “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.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From teima (“obstinacy, persistence”) + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: tei‧mar
Verb edit
teimar (first-person singular present teimo, first-person singular preterite teimei, past participle teimado)
- (intransitive, or transitive with em) to persist
- (intransitive, or transitive with em) to insist
- 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 edit
Conjugation of teimar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.