nifrar

Galician

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Old French nifler, and so related to French renifler; from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /niˈfɾaɾ/

Verb

nifrar (first-person singular present nifro, first-person singular preterite nifrei, past participle nifrado)

1. to aspire noisily by the nose, to sniff
2. to whimper, to snivel

   Synonyms: choromicar, mexericar

3. to pucker one's lips (with disapproval)
4. to mutter

   Synonym: rosmar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of nifrar

	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	nifrar
Personal	nifrar	nifrares	nifrar	nifrarmos	nifrardes	nifraren
Gerund
	nifrando
Past participle
Masculine	nifrado			nifrados
Feminine	nifrada			nifradas
Indicative
Present	nifro	nifras	nifra	niframos	nifrades	nifran
Imperfect	nifraba	nifrabas	nifraba	nifrabamos	nifrabades	nifraban
Preterite	nifrei	nifraches	nifrou	niframos	nifrastes	nifraron
Pluperfect	nifrara	nifraras	nifrara	nifraramos	nifrarades	nifraran
Future	nifrarei	nifrarás	nifrará	nifraremos	nifraredes	nifrarán
Conditional	nifraría	nifrarías	nifraría	nifrariamos	nifrariades	nifrarían
Subjunctive
Present	nifre	nifres	nifre	nifremos	nifredes	nifren
Imperfect	nifrase	nifrases	nifrase	nifrásemos	nifrásedes	nifrasen
Future	nifrar	nifrares	nifrar	nifrarmos	nifrardes	nifraren
Imperative
Affirmative		nifra	nifre	nifremos	nifrade	nifren
Negative (non)		non nifres	non nifre	non nifremos	non nifredes	non nifren

    Reintegrated conjugation of nifrar (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	nifrar
Personal	nifrar	nifrares	nifrar	nifrarmos	nifrardes	nifrarem
Gerund
	nifrando
Past participle
Masculine	nifrado			nifrados
Feminine	nifrada			nifradas
Indicative
Present	nifro	nifras	nifra	niframos	nifrades, nifrais	nifram
Imperfect	nifrava	nifravas	nifrava	nifrávamos	nifrávades, nifráveis, nifrávais1	nifravam
Preterite	nifrei	nifraste, nifrache1	nifrou	niframos	nifrastes	nifrárom, nifraram
Pluperfect	nifrara	nifraras	nifrara	nifráramos	nifrárades, nifráreis, nifrárais1	nifraram
Future	nifrarei	nifrarás	nifrará	nifraremos	nifraredes, nifrareis	nifrarám, nifrarão
Conditional	nifraria	nifrarias	nifraria	nifraríamos	nifraríades, nifraríeis, nifraríais1	nifrariam
Subjunctive
Present	nifre	nifres	nifre	nifremos	nifredes, nifreis	nifrem
Imperfect	nifrasse	nifrasses	nifrasse	nifrássemos	nifrássedes, nifrásseis	nifrassem
Future	nifrar	nifrares	nifrar	nifrarmos	nifrardes	nifrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		nifra	nifre	nifremos	nifrade, nifrai	nifrem
Negative (nom)		nom nifres	nom nifre	nom nifremos	nom nifredes, nom nifreis	nom nifrem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• nifrón (“weepy”)
• nifroso (“weepy”)

References

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