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.^[1]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /eŋɡasˈtaɾ/

Verb

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

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 [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (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

^ Cf. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “engastar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Verb

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

to set, mount (a jewel); to embed, enchase
(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)

to set, mount (a jewel)

Conjugation

Conjugation of engastar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

		singular			plural
infinitive			engastar
gerund			engastando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engastado		engastada
		plural		engastados		engastadas
		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	engastas^{^tú} engastás^{^vos}	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	engastes^{^tú} engastés^{^vos²}	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		engasta^{^tú} engastá^{^vos}	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
with infinitive engastar	accusative	engastarme	engastarte	engastarlo, engastarla, engastarse	engastarnos	engastaros	engastarlos, engastarlas, engastarse

with gerund engastando	dative	engastándome	engastándote	engastándole, engastándose	engastándonos	engastándoos	engastándoles, engastándose
with gerund engastando	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
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engasta	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
with formal second-person singular imperative engaste	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
with first-person plural imperative engastemos	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
with informal second-person plural imperative engastad	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
with formal second-person plural imperative engasten	accusative	engástenme	not used	engástenlo, engástenla	engástennos	not used	engástenlos, engástenlas, engástense

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