abranguer

Galician

Alternative forms

• abranxar, abranxer
• abranger (reintegrationist)

Etymology

First attested in the 13th century. Unknown. Cognate of Portuguese abranger, probably from a substrate language, maybe related to Latin branca (“paw”); in that case, ultimately from Celtic.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /abɾaŋˈɡeɾ/ [a.β̞ɾɑŋˈɡeɾ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /abɾaŋˈɡeɾ/ [a.β̞ɾɑŋˈɡeɾ]
• IPA^(key): (gheada) /abɾaŋˈħeɾ/ [a.β̞ɾɑŋˈħeɾ]

• Rhymes: -eɾ
• Hyphenation: a‧bran‧guer

Verb

abranguer (first-person singular present abrango, first-person singular preterite abranguín, past participle abranguido)
abranguer (first-person singular present abrango, first-person singular preterite abranguim or abrangui, past participle abranguido, reintegrationist norm)

1. to pick, reach, attain

   Synonyms: acadar, atanguer, atanxir

   • 1853, Camilo Álvarez de Castro, [Carta a Rosalía de Castro]:

     vendo aí tantos homes de testa, capaces d'abranguer moito e ben, que puderan facer esculcas e recoller as cantigas i os contos de cada eido

     seeing so many intelligent, capable men who could attain a lot ably, who could make enquiries and recollect the songs and the tales of every place [of Galicia]

   • 1845, Francisco Añón, Recordos da infancia:

     E d’os castaños esgazando as pòlas;
     Abranguía aromáticos cencenos.

     And from the chestnut trees, tearing off the branches,
     she picked aromatic tassels.

2. to embrace, span, contain

   Synonyms: abarcar, abrazar, cinguir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of abranguer (g-gu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abranguer
Personal	abranguer	abrangueres	abranguer	abranguermos	abranguerdes	abrangueren
Gerund
	abranguendo
Past participle
Masculine	abranguido			abranguidos
Feminine	abranguida			abranguidas
Indicative
Present	abrango	abrangues	abrangue	abranguemos	abranguedes	abranguen
Imperfect	abranguía	abranguías	abranguía	abranguiamos	abranguiades	abranguían
Preterite	abranguín	abranguiches	abrangueu	abranguemos	abranguestes	abrangueron
Pluperfect	abranguera	abrangueras	abranguera	abrangueramos	abranguerades	abrangueran
Future	abranguerei	abranguerás	abranguerá	abrangueremos	abrangueredes	abranguerán
Conditional	abranguería	abranguerías	abranguería	abrangueriamos	abrangueriades	abranguerían
Subjunctive
Present	abranga	abrangas	abranga	abrangamos	abrangades	abrangan
Imperfect	abranguese	abrangueses	abranguese	abranguésemos	abranguésedes	abranguesen
Future	abranguer	abrangueres	abranguer	abranguermos	abranguerdes	abrangueren
Imperative
Affirmative		abrangue	abranga	abrangamos	abranguede	abrangan
Negative (non)		non abrangas	non abranga	non abrangamos	non abrangades	non abrangan

    Reintegrated conjugation of abranguer (g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	abranguer
Personal	abranguer	abrangueres	abranguer	abranguermos	abranguerdes	abranguerem
Gerund
	abranguendo
Past participle
Masculine	abranguido			abranguidos
Feminine	abranguida			abranguidas
Indicative
Present	abrango	abrangues	abrangue	abranguemos	abranguedes, abrangueis	abranguem
Imperfect	abranguia	abranguias	abranguia	abranguíamos	abranguíades, abranguíeis, abranguíais1	abranguiam
Preterite	abranguim, abrangui	abrangueste, abrangueche1	abrangueu	abranguemos	abranguestes	abranguêrom, abrangueram
Pluperfect	abranguera	abrangueras	abranguera	abranguêramos	abranguêrades, abranguêreis, abranguêrais1	abrangueram
Future	abranguerei	abranguerás	abranguerá	abrangueremos	abrangueredes, abranguereis	abranguerám, abranguerão
Conditional	abrangueria	abranguerias	abrangueria	abrangueríamos	abrangueríades, abrangueríeis, abrangueríais1	abrangueriam
Subjunctive
Present	abranga	abrangas	abranga	abrangamos	abrangades, abrangais	abrangam
Imperfect	abranguesse	abranguesses	abranguesse	abranguêssemos	abranguêssedes, abranguêsseis	abranguessem
Future	abranguer	abrangueres	abranguer	abranguermos	abranguerdes	abranguerem
Imperative
Affirmative		abrangue	abranga	abrangamos	abranguede, abranguei	abrangam
Negative (nom)		nom abrangas	nom abranga	nom abrangamos	nom abrangades, nom abrangais	nom abrangam

¹Less recommended.

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “abranger”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abranguer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “abranguer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abranguer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abranguer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN