enfiar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century. From en +‎ fío (“thread”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eɱfiˈaɾ]

Verb

enfiar (first-person singular present enfío, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado)
enfiar (first-person singular present enfio, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to thread (to put thread through an orifice, especially a pinhole)

   Synonym: enliñar

2. (transitive) to string (pearls, beads, etc.)

   Synonym: ensartar

3. (intransitive) to go straight down (a path)
4. (intransitive) to head for

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enfiar (i becomes í when stressed)

	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	enfiar
Personal	enfiar	enfiares	enfiar	enfiarmos	enfiardes	enfiaren
Gerund
	enfiando
Past participle
Masculine	enfiado			enfiados
Feminine	enfiada			enfiadas
Indicative
Present	enfío	enfías	enfía	enfiamos	enfiades	enfían
Imperfect	enfiaba	enfiabas	enfiaba	enfiabamos	enfiabades	enfiaban
Preterite	enfiei	enfiaches	enfiou	enfiamos	enfiastes	enfiaron
Pluperfect	enfiara	enfiaras	enfiara	enfiaramos	enfiarades	enfiaran
Future	enfiarei	enfiarás	enfiará	enfiaremos	enfiaredes	enfiarán
Conditional	enfiaría	enfiarías	enfiaría	enfiariamos	enfiariades	enfiarían
Subjunctive
Present	enfíe	enfíes	enfíe	enfiemos	enfiedes	enfíen
Imperfect	enfiase	enfiases	enfiase	enfiásemos	enfiásedes	enfiasen
Future	enfiar	enfiares	enfiar	enfiarmos	enfiardes	enfiaren
Imperative
Affirmative		enfía	enfíe	enfiemos	enfiade	enfíen
Negative (non)		non enfíes	non enfíe	non enfiemos	non enfiedes	non enfíen

    Reintegrated conjugation of enfiar (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	enfiar
Personal	enfiar	enfiares	enfiar	enfiarmos	enfiardes	enfiarem
Gerund
	enfiando
Past participle
Masculine	enfiado			enfiados
Feminine	enfiada			enfiadas
Indicative
Present	enfio	enfias	enfia	enfiamos	enfiades, enfiais	enfiam
Imperfect	enfiava	enfiavas	enfiava	enfiávamos	enfiávades, enfiáveis, enfiávais1	enfiavam
Preterite	enfiei	enfiaste, enfiache1	enfiou	enfiamos	enfiastes	enfiárom, enfiaram
Pluperfect	enfiara	enfiaras	enfiara	enfiáramos	enfiárades, enfiáreis, enfiárais1	enfiaram
Future	enfiarei	enfiarás	enfiará	enfiaremos	enfiaredes, enfiareis	enfiarám, enfiarão
Conditional	enfiaria	enfiarias	enfiaria	enfiaríamos	enfiaríades, enfiaríeis, enfiaríais1	enfiariam
Subjunctive
Present	enfie	enfies	enfie	enfiemos	enfiedes, enfieis	enfiem
Imperfect	enfiasse	enfiasses	enfiasse	enfiássemos	enfiássedes, enfiásseis	enfiassem
Future	enfiar	enfiares	enfiar	enfiarmos	enfiardes	enfiarem
Imperative
Affirmative		enfia	enfie	enfiemos	enfiade, enfiai	enfiem
Negative (nom)		nom enfies	nom enfie	nom enfiemos	nom enfiedes, nom enfieis	nom enfiem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “enfiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “enfi”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enfiar”, 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), “enfiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enfiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ fio (“thread”) +‎ -ar, from Old Galician-Portuguese fio, from Latin fīlum (“thread”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɪˈa(h)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ʁ)/ [ẽˈfja(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɪˈa(h)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ʁ)/ [ĩˈfja(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɪˈa(h)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ʁ)/ [ẽˈfja(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɪˈa(h)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ʁ)/ [ĩˈfja(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.fɪˈa(ɾ)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.fɪˈa(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.fɪˈa(χ)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ʁ)/ [ẽˈfja(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.fɪˈa(χ)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ʁ)/ [ĩˈfja(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.fɪˈa(ɻ)], (careful pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ẽˈfja(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fiˈa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.fɪˈa(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation, faster pronunciation) /ĩˈfja(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈfjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈfjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈfja.ɾi/

Verb

enfiar (first-person singular present enfio, first-person singular preterite enfiei, past participle enfiado)

1. to thread (to put thread through an orifice, especially a pinhole)
2. to stick (to place)

   Synonyms: meter, colocar

   Antonyms: tirar, retirar, remover, extrair

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enfiar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	enfiar
Personal	enfiar	enfiares	enfiar	enfiarmos	enfiardes	enfiarem
Gerund
	enfiando
Past participle
Masculine	enfiado			enfiados
Feminine	enfiada			enfiadas
Indicative
Present	enfio	enfias	enfia	enfiamos	enfiais	enfiam
Imperfect	enfiava	enfiavas	enfiava	enfiávamos	enfiáveis	enfiavam
Preterite	enfiei	enfiaste	enfiou	enfiamos1, enfiámos2	enfiastes	enfiaram
Pluperfect	enfiara	enfiaras	enfiara	enfiáramos	enfiáreis	enfiaram
Future	enfiarei	enfiarás	enfiará	enfiaremos	enfiareis	enfiarão
Conditional	enfiaria	enfiarias	enfiaria	enfiaríamos	enfiaríeis	enfiariam
Subjunctive
Present	enfie	enfies	enfie	enfiemos	enfieis	enfiem
Imperfect	enfiasse	enfiasses	enfiasse	enfiássemos	enfiásseis	enfiassem
Future	enfiar	enfiares	enfiar	enfiarmos	enfiardes	enfiarem
Imperative
Affirmative		enfia	enfie	enfiemos	enfiai	enfiem
Negative (não)		não enfies	não enfie	não enfiemos	não enfieis	não enfiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• enfiação
• enfiada
• enfiado
• enfiador
• enfiadura
• enfiamento
• fio