enmeigar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. From en- +‎ meiga (“witch”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [eŋmejˈɣaɾ]

Verb

enmeigar (first-person singular present enmeigo, first-person singular preterite enmeiguei, past participle enmeigado)

1. (transitive) to bewitch; to evil-eye

   Synonyms: ameigar, embruxar, enfeitizar

   • 1838, Florencio Pol, Espello de Diputados:

     Espello de Diputados,
     donde se deben mirar
     eses lurpias enmeigados,
     que quixeren diputar,

     Mirror of representatives
     where they should watch themselves
     those bewitched witches
     who would want to represent

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enmeigar (g-gu 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	enmeigar
Personal	enmeigar	enmeigares	enmeigar	enmeigarmos	enmeigardes	enmeigaren
Gerund
	enmeigando
Past participle
Masculine	enmeigado			enmeigados
Feminine	enmeigada			enmeigadas
Indicative
Present	enmeigo	enmeigas	enmeiga	enmeigamos	enmeigades	enmeigan
Imperfect	enmeigaba	enmeigabas	enmeigaba	enmeigabamos	enmeigabades	enmeigaban
Preterite	enmeiguei	enmeigaches	enmeigou	enmeigamos	enmeigastes	enmeigaron
Pluperfect	enmeigara	enmeigaras	enmeigara	enmeigaramos	enmeigarades	enmeigaran
Future	enmeigarei	enmeigarás	enmeigará	enmeigaremos	enmeigaredes	enmeigarán
Conditional	enmeigaría	enmeigarías	enmeigaría	enmeigariamos	enmeigariades	enmeigarían
Subjunctive
Present	enmeigue	enmeigues	enmeigue	enmeiguemos	enmeiguedes	enmeiguen
Imperfect	enmeigase	enmeigases	enmeigase	enmeigásemos	enmeigásedes	enmeigasen
Future	enmeigar	enmeigares	enmeigar	enmeigarmos	enmeigardes	enmeigaren
Imperative
Affirmative		enmeiga	enmeigue	enmeiguemos	enmeigade	enmeiguen
Negative (non)		non enmeigues	non enmeigue	non enmeiguemos	non enmeiguedes	non enmeiguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of enmeigar (g-gu alternation) (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	enmeigar
Personal	enmeigar	enmeigares	enmeigar	enmeigarmos	enmeigardes	enmeigarem
Gerund
	enmeigando
Past participle
Masculine	enmeigado			enmeigados
Feminine	enmeigada			enmeigadas
Indicative
Present	enmeigo	enmeigas	enmeiga	enmeigamos	enmeigades, enmeigais	enmeigam
Imperfect	enmeigava	enmeigavas	enmeigava	enmeigávamos	enmeigávades, enmeigáveis, enmeigávais1	enmeigavam
Preterite	enmeiguei	enmeigaste, enmeigache1	enmeigou	enmeigamos	enmeigastes	enmeigárom, enmeigaram
Pluperfect	enmeigara	enmeigaras	enmeigara	enmeigáramos	enmeigárades, enmeigáreis, enmeigárais1	enmeigaram
Future	enmeigarei	enmeigarás	enmeigará	enmeigaremos	enmeigaredes, enmeigareis	enmeigarám, enmeigarão
Conditional	enmeigaria	enmeigarias	enmeigaria	enmeigaríamos	enmeigaríades, enmeigaríeis, enmeigaríais1	enmeigariam
Subjunctive
Present	enmeigue	enmeigues	enmeigue	enmeiguemos	enmeiguedes, enmeigueis	enmeiguem
Imperfect	enmeigasse	enmeigasses	enmeigasse	enmeigássemos	enmeigássedes, enmeigásseis	enmeigassem
Future	enmeigar	enmeigares	enmeigar	enmeigarmos	enmeigardes	enmeigarem
Imperative
Affirmative		enmeiga	enmeigue	enmeiguemos	enmeigade, enmeigai	enmeiguem
Negative (nom)		nom enmeigues	nom enmeigue	nom enmeiguemos	nom enmeiguedes, nom enmeigueis	nom enmeiguem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• meigo

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enmeigar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “enmeigar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “enmeigar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega