adentar
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Galician
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From a- + dente (“tooth”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]adentar (first-person singular present adento, first-person singular preterite adentei, past participle adentado)
- to slightly cut or bite a chestnut before roasting or cooking it
- to bite
- to nibble
- Synonyms: amordiscar, amosegar, ataniscar
- to tooth, to jag
- Synonym: dentar
- to teethe
- Synonym: dentar
- O que cedo adenta, cedo emparenta (proverb) ― The one who early teethes, early gets siblings
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of adentar
Reintegrated conjugation of adentar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References
[edit]- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “adentar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “adentar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “adentar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “adentar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN