albiscar

Galician

Alternative forms

• abiscar, abisgar
• alviscar (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Perhaps a blend of avistar (“to spot, sight”) and piscar (“to blink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alβisˈkaɾ/

Verb

albiscar (first-person singular present albisco, first-person singular preterite albisquei, past participle albiscado)

1. to glimpse, to discern

   Synonym: avistar

2. to watch; to monitor

   Synonyms: esculcar, espreitar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of albiscar (c-qu 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	albiscar
Personal	albiscar	albiscares	albiscar	albiscarmos	albiscardes	albiscaren
Gerund
	albiscando
Past participle
Masculine	albiscado			albiscados
Feminine	albiscada			albiscadas
Indicative
Present	albisco	albiscas	albisca	albiscamos	albiscades	albiscan
Imperfect	albiscaba	albiscabas	albiscaba	albiscabamos	albiscabades	albiscaban
Preterite	albisquei	albiscaches	albiscou	albiscamos	albiscastes	albiscaron
Pluperfect	albiscara	albiscaras	albiscara	albiscaramos	albiscarades	albiscaran
Future	albiscarei	albiscarás	albiscará	albiscaremos	albiscaredes	albiscarán
Conditional	albiscaría	albiscarías	albiscaría	albiscariamos	albiscariades	albiscarían
Subjunctive
Present	albisque	albisques	albisque	albisquemos	albisquedes	albisquen
Imperfect	albiscase	albiscases	albiscase	albiscásemos	albiscásedes	albiscasen
Future	albiscar	albiscares	albiscar	albiscarmos	albiscardes	albiscaren
Imperative
Affirmative		albisca	albisque	albisquemos	albiscade	albisquen
Negative (non)		non albisques	non albisque	non albisquemos	non albisquedes	non albisquen

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “albiscar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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), “albiscar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “albiscar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN