gabear

Galician

Etymology

From Suevic [Term?] or Gothic; ultimately, from Proto-West Germanic *gabulu (“fork”). Compare gabito (“long hook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡaβeˈaɾ/

Verb

gabear (first-person singular present gabeo, first-person singular preterite gabeei, past participle gabeado)
gabear (first-person singular present gabeio, first-person singular preterite gabeei, past participle gabeado, reintegrationist norm)

1. to scale, to climb (using one's legs and arms)

   Synonyms: empoleirar, agatuñar, rubir

2. (of a plant) to climb

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gabear

	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	gabear
Personal	gabear	gabeares	gabear	gabearmos	gabeardes	gabearen
Gerund
	gabeando
Past participle
Masculine	gabeado			gabeados
Feminine	gabeada			gabeadas
Indicative
Present	gabeo	gabeas	gabea	gabeamos	gabeades	gabean
Imperfect	gabeaba	gabeabas	gabeaba	gabeabamos	gabeabades	gabeaban
Preterite	gabeei	gabeaches	gabeou	gabeamos	gabeastes	gabearon
Pluperfect	gabeara	gabearas	gabeara	gabearamos	gabearades	gabearan
Future	gabearei	gabearás	gabeará	gabearemos	gabearedes	gabearán
Conditional	gabearía	gabearías	gabearía	gabeariamos	gabeariades	gabearían
Subjunctive
Present	gabee	gabees	gabee	gabeemos	gabeedes	gabeen
Imperfect	gabease	gabeases	gabease	gabeásemos	gabeásedes	gabeasen
Future	gabear	gabeares	gabear	gabearmos	gabeardes	gabearen
Imperative
Affirmative		gabea	gabee	gabeemos	gabeade	gabeen
Negative (non)		non gabees	non gabee	non gabeemos	non gabeedes	non gabeen

    Reintegrated conjugation of gabear (e may become ei when stressed) (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	gabear
Personal	gabear	gabeares	gabear	gabearmos	gabeardes	gabearem
Gerund
	gabeando
Past participle
Masculine	gabeado			gabeados
Feminine	gabeada			gabeadas
Indicative
Present	gabeio, gabeo1	gabeias, gabeas1	gabeia, gabea1	gabeamos	gabeades, gabeais	gabeiam, gabeam1
Imperfect	gabeava	gabeavas	gabeava	gabeávamos	gabeávades, gabeáveis, gabeávais1	gabeavam
Preterite	gabeei	gabeaste, gabeache1	gabeou	gabeamos	gabeastes	gabeárom, gabearam
Pluperfect	gabeara	gabearas	gabeara	gabeáramos	gabeárades, gabeáreis, gabeárais1	gabearam
Future	gabearei	gabearás	gabeará	gabearemos	gabearedes, gabeareis	gabearám, gabearão
Conditional	gabearia	gabearias	gabearia	gabearíamos	gabearíades, gabearíeis, gabearíais1	gabeariam
Subjunctive
Present	gabeie, gabee1	gabeies, gabees1	gabeie, gabee1	gabeemos	gabeedes, gabeeis	gabeiem, gabeem1
Imperfect	gabeasse	gabeasses	gabeasse	gabeássemos	gabeássedes, gabeásseis	gabeassem
Future	gabear	gabeares	gabear	gabearmos	gabeardes	gabearem
Imperative
Affirmative		gabeia, gabea1	gabeie, gabee1	gabeemos	gabeade, gabeai	gabeiem, gabeem1
Negative (nom)		nom gabeies, nom gabees1	nom gabeie, nom gabee1	nom gabeemos	nom gabeedes, nom gabeeis	nom gabeiem, nom gabeem1

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• gabita
• gabito

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “gabear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “gabear”, 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), “gabear”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “gabear” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “gabear”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN