bourar

Galician

Alternative forms

• boirar

Etymology

Unknown.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bowˈɾaɾ/

Verb

bourar (first-person singular present bouro, first-person singular preterite bourei, past participle bourado)

1. to beat heavily; to pound
   • 1697, Francisco Antonio del Valle, Fiestas Minervales‎^[1], Santiago: Antonio Frayz, page 34:

     Dubido do que farei / Para saír desta enfeita / Maxino roer as uñas / E bourar mui ben na testa

     I'm dubious on what to do / To exit of this preparation / I imagine gnawing my nails / And ably beating my head

   • 2008, Malandrómeda, Festa malandrómica [song]:

     Pecha os ollos e sínteme cantando;
     rebótache no peito o baixo que está bourando.

     Close your eyes and hear me sing;
     the bass is beating heavily and rebounds in your chest.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of bourar

	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	bourar
Personal	bourar	bourares	bourar	bourarmos	bourardes	bouraren
Gerund
	bourando
Past participle
Masculine	bourado			bourados
Feminine	bourada			bouradas
Indicative
Present	bouro	bouras	boura	bouramos	bourades	bouran
Imperfect	bouraba	bourabas	bouraba	bourabamos	bourabades	bouraban
Preterite	bourei	bouraches	bourou	bouramos	bourastes	bouraron
Pluperfect	bourara	bouraras	bourara	bouraramos	bourarades	bouraran
Future	bourarei	bourarás	bourará	bouraremos	bouraredes	bourarán
Conditional	bouraría	bourarías	bouraría	bourariamos	bourariades	bourarían
Subjunctive
Present	boure	boures	boure	bouremos	bouredes	bouren
Imperfect	bourase	bourases	bourase	bourásemos	bourásedes	bourasen
Future	bourar	bourares	bourar	bourarmos	bourardes	bouraren
Imperative
Affirmative		boura	boure	bouremos	bourade	bouren
Negative (non)		non boures	non boure	non bouremos	non bouredes	non bouren

    Reintegrated conjugation of bourar (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	bourar
Personal	bourar	bourares	bourar	bourarmos	bourardes	bourarem
Gerund
	bourando
Past participle
Masculine	bourado			bourados
Feminine	bourada			bouradas
Indicative
Present	bouro	bouras	boura	bouramos	bourades, bourais	bouram
Imperfect	bourava	bouravas	bourava	bourávamos	bourávades, bouráveis, bourávais1	bouravam
Preterite	bourei	bouraste, bourache1	bourou	bouramos	bourastes	bourárom, bouraram
Pluperfect	bourara	bouraras	bourara	bouráramos	bourárades, bouráreis, bourárais1	bouraram
Future	bourarei	bourarás	bourará	bouraremos	bouraredes, bourareis	bourarám, bourarão
Conditional	bouraria	bourarias	bouraria	bouraríamos	bouraríades, bouraríeis, bouraríais1	bourariam
Subjunctive
Present	boure	boures	boure	bouremos	bouredes, boureis	bourem
Imperfect	bourasse	bourasses	bourasse	bourássemos	bourássedes, bourásseis	bourassem
Future	bourar	bourares	bourar	bourarmos	bourardes	bourarem
Imperative
Affirmative		boura	boure	bouremos	bourade, bourai	bourem
Negative (nom)		nom boures	nom boure	nom bouremos	nom bouredes, nom boureis	nom bourem

¹Less recommended.

Synonyms

• bater, brear, mallar, zoupar

Related terms

• bourear
• boureo
• esbourar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “bourar”, 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), “bourar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “bourar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “bourar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN