nifrar

Galician

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old French nifler, and so related to French renifler; from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /niˈfɾaɾ/

Verb

nifrar (first-person singular present nifro, first-person singular preterite nifrei, past participle nifrado)

to aspire noisily by the nose, to sniff
to whimper, to snivel
to pucker one's lips (with disapproval)
to mutter

Conjugation

Conjugation of nifrar

person		singular			plural
infinitive			nifrar
gerund			nifrando
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		nifrado		nifrados
		feminine		nifrada		nifradas
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	nifro	nifras	nifra	niframos	nifrades	nifran
	imperfect	nifraba	nifrabas	nifraba	nifrabamos	nifrabades	nifraban
	preterite	nifrei	nifraches	nifrou	niframos	nifrastes	nifraron
	pluperfect	nifrara	nifraras	nifrara	nifraramos	nifrarades	nifraran
	future	nifrarei	nifrarás	nifrará	nifraremos	nifraredes	nifrarán
	conditional	nifraría	nifrarías	nifraría	nifrariamos	nifrariades	nifrarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	nifre	nifres	nifre	nifremos	nifredes	nifren
	preterite	nifrase	nifrases	nifrase	nifrásemos	nifrásedes	nifrasen
	future	nifrar	nifrares	nifrar	nifrarmos	nifrardes	nifraren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	nifra	nifre	nifremos	nifrade	nifren
	negative	—	nifres	nifre	nifremos	nifredes	nifren
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		nifrar	nifrares	nifrar	nifrarmos	nifrardes	nifraren

Synonyms

(snivel): choromicar, mexericar
(to mutter): rosmar

Derived terms

nifrón (“weepy”)
nifroso (“weepy”)

References

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

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