finchar

Galician

Etymology

From Latin īnflō, īnflāre, with consonant spread of the medial [f], namely via *finfláɾe.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /finˈt͡ʃaɾ/ [finʲˈt͡ʃaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ

Verb

finchar (first-person singular present fincho, first-person singular preterite finchei, past participle finchado)

1. (pronominal) to plume
2. (transitive) to blow into and inflate something, fill with air

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “fincharse”, 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), “finchar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• inchar

Etymology

From Latin īnflō, īnflāre, with consonant spread of the medial [f], namely via *hinhláɾe or *finfláɾe, cf. Spanish hallar, and see also henchir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hinˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

finchar

1. to blow into and inflate something, fill with air

Descendants

• Old Spanish: hinchar
  • Ladino: inchar
  • Spanish: hinchar
    • Papiamentu: hincha

Further reading

• Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984) “hinchar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 365