esculcar

Galician

Etymology

From esculca (“observation, inquiry”), from local High Middle Ages Medieval Latin sculca (“watchtower”), from Proto-Germanic *skulkan. Cognate of English skulk (“to hide”) and of Norwegian Nynorsk skulke (“to play truant”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eskulˈkaɾ/

Verb

esculcar (first-person singular present esculco, first-person singular preterite esculquei, past participle esculcado)

  1. (transitive) to watch, to observe, to spy
    • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo (ed.), Crónica troiana, page 235:
      Et coydou que era esculca que vĩjña esculcar sua terra, ca Peleus ben sabía que entre elles et troyãos auj́a grã desamor.
      And he thought that he was a spy which has come to investigate their country, because Peleus knew well that in between them and the Trojans there was a large enmity
  2. (intransitive) to inquiry, to research

Conjugation
    Conjugation of esculcar
infinitive esculcar
gerund esculcando
past participle singular plural
masculine esculcado esculcados
feminine esculcada esculcadas
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present esculco esculcas esculca esculcamos esculcades esculcan
imperfect esculcaba esculcabas esculcaba esculcabamos esculcabades esculcaban
preterite esculquei esculcaches esculcou esculcamos esculcastes esculcaron
pluperfect esculcara esculcaras esculcara esculcaramos esculcarades esculcaran
future esculcarei esculcarás esculcará esculcaremos esculcaredes esculcarán
conditional esculcaría esculcarías esculcaría esculcariamos esculcariades esculcarían
subjunctive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
present esculque esculques esculque esculquemos esculquedes esculquen
preterite esculcase esculcases esculcase esculcásemos esculcásedes esculcasen
future esculcar esculcares esculcar esculcarmos esculcardes esculcaren
imperative — ti Vde. nós vós Vdes.
affirmative — esculca esculque esculquemos esculcade esculquen
negative — esculques esculque esculquemos esculquedes esculquen
personal infinitive eu ti el / ela / Vde. nós vós eles / elas / Vdes.
esculcar esculcares esculcar esculcarmos esculcardes esculcaren

Derived terms
  • Esculqueira

References
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