agaitar

Galician

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old Occitan agoaitar,[1] from Proto-Germanic *wahtwō (“guard, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *weǵ- (“to be fresh, cheerful, awake”). Cognate with English wait, Old High German wahtēn (“to watch, guard”), French guetter (“to watch out for”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aɣajˈtaɾ/

Verb

agaitar (first-person singular present agaito, first-person singular preterite agaitei, past participle agaitado)

  1. to watch, to spy.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of agaitar
infinitive agaitar
gerund agaitando
past participle singular plural
masculine agaitado agaitados
feminine agaitada agaitadas
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present agaito agaitas agaita agaitamos agaitades agaitan
imperfect agaitaba agaitabas agaitaba agaitabamos agaitabades agaitaban
preterite agaitei agaitaches agaitou agaitamos agaitastes agaitaron
pluperfect agaitara agaitaras agaitara agaitaramos agaitarades agaitaran
future agaitarei agaitarás agaitará agaitaremos agaitaredes agaitarán
conditional agaitaría agaitarías agaitaría agaitariamos agaitariades agaitarían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present agaite agaites agaite agaitemos agaitedes agaiten
preterite agaitase agaitases agaitase agaitásemos agaitásedes agaitasen
future agaitar agaitares agaitar agaitarmos agaitardes agaitaren
imperative — ti Vde. nós vós Vdes.
affirmative — agaita agaite agaitemos agaitade agaiten
negative — agaites agaite agaitemos agaitedes agaiten
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
agaitar agaitares agaitar agaitarmos agaitardes agaitaren

References
  1. Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1991–1997). Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico. Madrid: Gredos, s.v. aguaitar.
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