alfar

See also: álfar

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ar(e)fāre, from Latin ārefacere, present active infinitive of ārefaciō. Cognate with Portuguese arfar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alˈfaɾ/

Verb

alfar (first-person singular present alfo, first-person singular preterite alfei, past participle alfado)

  1. (intransitive, of grain) to wither, to dry
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun, of grain) to wither, to dry

Conjugation
    Conjugation of alfar
infinitive alfar
gerund alfando
past participle singular plural
masculine alfado alfados
feminine alfada alfadas
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present alfo alfas alfa alfamos alfades alfan
imperfect alfaba alfabas alfaba alfabamos alfabades alfaban
preterite alfei alfaches alfou alfamos alfastes alfaron
pluperfect alfara alfaras alfara alfaramos alfarades alfaran
future alfarei alfarás alfará alfaremos alfaredes alfarán
conditional alfaría alfarías alfaría alfariamos alfariades alfarían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present alfe alfes alfe alfemos alfedes alfen
preterite alfase alfases alfase alfásemos alfásedes alfasen
future alfar alfares alfar alfarmos alfardes alfaren
imperative — ti Vde. nós vós Vdes.
affirmative — alfa alfe alfemos alfade alfen
negative — alfes alfe alfemos alfedes alfen
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
alfar alfares alfar alfarmos alfardes alfaren

Derived terms

References

Old Norse

Noun

alfar

  1. nominative plural of alfr

Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الْفَخَّار‎ (al-faḵḵār), from Arabic فَخَّار‎ (faḵḵār, “pottery”), from Aramaic פחרא‎ /‎ ܦܚܪܐ‎ (paḵḵārā), from Akkadian 𒁃 (BAḪAR2 /paḫāru/).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /alˈfaɾ/

Noun

alfar m (plural alfares)

  1. clay
    Synonym: arcilla
  2. clay workshop

Derived terms

Further reading
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.