engastar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese castoar, encastoar, engastoar; from en- + caston, probably borrowed from Old French chastun, a derivative of Proto-Germanic *kastô (“box”). Akin to French chaton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eŋɡasˈtaɾ/

Verb

engastar (first-person singular present engasto, first-person singular preterite engastei, past participle engastado)

1. to embed, to enchase
   • 1295, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla., Ourense: I.E.O.P.F., page 642:

     Et enpos ysto sacou seis copas d'ouro, en que auia X marcos [et] engastoadas en elas muytas pedras preçiosas

     after this he put out six cups of gold, of ten marks, enchased with many gemstones

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engastar

	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	engastar
Personal	engastar	engastares	engastar	engastarmos	engastardes	engastaren
Gerund
	engastando
Past participle
Masculine	engastado			engastados
Feminine	engastada			engastadas
Indicative
Present	engasto	engastas	engasta	engastamos	engastades	engastan
Imperfect	engastaba	engastabas	engastaba	engastabamos	engastabades	engastaban
Preterite	engastei	engastaches	engastou	engastamos	engastastes	engastaron
Pluperfect	engastara	engastaras	engastara	engastaramos	engastarades	engastaran
Future	engastarei	engastarás	engastará	engastaremos	engastaredes	engastarán
Conditional	engastaría	engastarías	engastaría	engastariamos	engastariades	engastarían
Subjunctive
Present	engaste	engastes	engaste	engastemos	engastedes	engasten
Imperfect	engastase	engastases	engastase	engastásemos	engastásedes	engastasen
Future	engastar	engastares	engastar	engastarmos	engastardes	engastaren
Imperative
Affirmative		engasta	engaste	engastemos	engastade	engasten
Negative (non)		non engastes	non engaste	non engastemos	non engastedes	non engasten

    Reintegrated conjugation of engastar (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	engastar
Personal	engastar	engastares	engastar	engastarmos	engastardes	engastarem
Gerund
	engastando
Past participle
Masculine	engastado			engastados
Feminine	engastada			engastadas
Indicative
Present	engasto	engastas	engasta	engastamos	engastades, engastais	engastam
Imperfect	engastava	engastavas	engastava	engastávamos	engastávades, engastáveis, engastávais1	engastavam
Preterite	engastei	engastaste, engastache1	engastou	engastamos	engastastes	engastárom, engastaram
Pluperfect	engastara	engastaras	engastara	engastáramos	engastárades, engastáreis, engastárais1	engastaram
Future	engastarei	engastarás	engastará	engastaremos	engastaredes, engastareis	engastarám, engastarão
Conditional	engastaria	engastarias	engastaria	engastaríamos	engastaríades, engastaríeis, engastaríais1	engastariam
Subjunctive
Present	engaste	engastes	engaste	engastemos	engastedes, engasteis	engastem
Imperfect	engastasse	engastasses	engastasse	engastássemos	engastássedes, engastásseis	engastassem
Future	engastar	engastares	engastar	engastarmos	engastardes	engastarem
Imperative
Affirmative		engasta	engaste	engastemos	engastade, engastai	engastem
Negative (nom)		nom engastes	nom engaste	nom engastemos	nom engastedes, nom engasteis	nom engastem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• gastar (“to carve”) (archaic)
• gastallo (“one of several types of clamps”)

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “encastoar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “engastoar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “engastar”, 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), “engastar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Verb

engastar (first-person singular present engasto, first-person singular preterite engastei, past participle engastado)

1. to set, mount (a jewel); to embed, enchase
2. (figuratively) to introduce, to intercalate

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engastar (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	engastar
Personal	engastar	engastares	engastar	engastarmos	engastardes	engastarem
Gerund
	engastando
Past participle
Masculine	engastado			engastados
Feminine	engastada			engastadas
Indicative
Present	engasto	engastas	engasta	engastamos	engastais	engastam
Imperfect	engastava	engastavas	engastava	engastávamos	engastáveis	engastavam
Preterite	engastei	engastaste	engastou	engastamos1, engastámos2	engastastes	engastaram
Pluperfect	engastara	engastaras	engastara	engastáramos	engastáreis	engastaram
Future	engastarei	engastarás	engastará	engastaremos	engastareis	engastarão
Conditional	engastaria	engastarias	engastaria	engastaríamos	engastaríeis	engastariam
Subjunctive
Present	engaste	engastes	engaste	engastemos	engasteis	engastem
Imperfect	engastasse	engastasses	engastasse	engastássemos	engastásseis	engastassem
Future	engastar	engastares	engastar	engastarmos	engastardes	engastarem
Imperative
Affirmative		engasta	engaste	engastemos	engastai	engastem
Negative (não)		não engastes	não engaste	não engastemos	não engasteis	não engastem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enɡasˈtaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡasˈt̪aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: en‧gas‧tar

Verb

engastar (first-person singular present engasto, first-person singular preterite engasté, past participle engastado)

1. to set, mount (a jewel)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engastar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			engastar
gerund			engastando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engastado		engastada
		plural		engastados		engastadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engasto	engastastú engastásvos	engasta	engastamos	engastáis	engastan
	imperfect	engastaba	engastabas	engastaba	engastábamos	engastabais	engastaban
	preterite	engasté	engastaste	engastó	engastamos	engastasteis	engastaron
	future	engastaré	engastarás	engastará	engastaremos	engastaréis	engastarán
	conditional	engastaría	engastarías	engastaría	engastaríamos	engastaríais	engastarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engaste	engastestú engastésvos2	engaste	engastemos	engastéis	engasten
	imperfect (ra)	engastara	engastaras	engastara	engastáramos	engastarais	engastaran
	imperfect (se)	engastase	engastases	engastase	engastásemos	engastaseis	engastasen
	future1	engastare	engastares	engastare	engastáremos	engastareis	engastaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engastatú engastávos	engaste	engastemos	engastad	engasten
	negative		no engastes	no engaste	no engastemos	no engastéis	no engasten

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of engastar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive engastar
	dative	engastarme	engastarte	engastarle, engastarse	engastarnos	engastaros	engastarles, engastarse
	accusative	engastarme	engastarte	engastarlo, engastarla, engastarse	engastarnos	engastaros	engastarlos, engastarlas, engastarse
with gerund engastando
	dative	engastándome	engastándote	engastándole, engastándose	engastándonos	engastándoos	engastándoles, engastándose
	accusative	engastándome	engastándote	engastándolo, engastándola, engastándose	engastándonos	engastándoos	engastándolos, engastándolas, engastándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engasta
	dative	engástame	engástate	engástale	engástanos	not used	engástales
	accusative	engástame	engástate	engástalo, engástala	engástanos	not used	engástalos, engástalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative engastá
	dative	engastame	engastate	engastale	engastanos	not used	engastales
	accusative	engastame	engastate	engastalo, engastala	engastanos	not used	engastalos, engastalas
with formal second-person singular imperative engaste
	dative	engásteme	not used	engástele, engástese	engástenos	not used	engásteles
	accusative	engásteme	not used	engástelo, engástela, engástese	engástenos	not used	engástelos, engástelas
with first-person plural imperative engastemos
	dative	not used	engastémoste	engastémosle	engastémonos	engastémoos	engastémosles
	accusative	not used	engastémoste	engastémoslo, engastémosla	engastémonos	engastémoos	engastémoslos, engastémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engastad
	dative	engastadme	not used	engastadle	engastadnos	engastaos	engastadles
	accusative	engastadme	not used	engastadlo, engastadla	engastadnos	engastaos	engastadlos, engastadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engasten
	dative	engástenme	not used	engástenle	engástennos	not used	engástenles, engástense
	accusative	engástenme	not used	engástenlo, engástenla	engástennos	not used	engástenlos, engástenlas, engástense

Further reading

• “engastar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28