semellar

Aragonese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *similiāre, a verb derived from Latin similis (“similar”). Compare Catalan semblar and Spanish asemejar, semejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semeˈʎa(ɾ)/
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
• Syllabification: se‧me‧llar

Verb

semellar

1. to resemble

   Synonyms: pareixer, pareixer-se

Conjugation

Conjugation of semellar (first conjugation)

infinitive			semellar
gerund			semellando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		semellau, semellato		semellada, semellata
		plural		semellaus, semellatos		semelladas, semellatas
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	semello	semellas	semella	semellamos	semellaz	semellan
	imperfect	semellaba, semellabe	semellabas	semellaba	semellabanos	semellabaz	semellaban
	preterite	semellé	semellés	semelló	semellemos	semellez	semelloron, semellón
	future	semellaré	semellarás	semellará	semellaremos	semellarez	semellarán
	conditional	semellaría	semellarías	semellaría	semellaríanos	semellaríaz	semellarían
subjunctive		yo	tú	él	nusatros nusatras	vusatros vusatras	ellos/els ellas
	present	semelle	semelles	semelle	semellemos	semellez	semellen
	imperfect	semellase	semellases	semellase	semellasenos	semellasez	semellasen
imperative		—	tú	—	—	vusatros vusatras	—
		—	semella	—	—	semellaz	—

References

• “semejar”, in Aragonario, diccionario castellano–aragonés (in Spanish)

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese semellar, from Vulgar Latin *similiāre, a verb derived from Latin similis (“similar”). Compare Portuguese semelhar, Spanish semejar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /semeˈʎaɾ/

Verb

semellar (first-person singular present semello, first-person singular preterite semellei, past participle semellado)

1. (intrantive, impersonal) to seem

   Semella que vai chover

   It seems that it is going to rain

   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 689:

     Et alí cresçerõ toruões et coriscos et rrelánpagos tã grandes et tã brauos et tã desmesurados que semellaua que todo o mũdo quiría peresçer.

     And there grew such large thunders and rain and lightning, so wild and so boundless, that it seemed that the whole world wanted to perish

2. (transitive) to resemble; to imitate

   Anoxado semella unha fera

   He resembles a fear when angry

3. (pronominal) to resemble, to look alike

   Synonyms: imitar, parecer

   Os irmáns seméllanse moito

   The brother look alike very much

4. (pronominal) to think, to suspect

   Synonyms: coidar, pensar

   Seméllame que vai chover

   I think that it is going to rain

   • 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 467:

     seméllame, fillo, que ora son cõpridos de tj os soños que eu sonaua et as uisiões que uij́a et as coytas grãdes que sofría ẽno coraçõ

     it seems to me, my son, that now you have fulfilled the dreams I dreamed and the visions I envisioned and [finished] the big sorrows I suffered in my heart

Conjugation

    Conjugation of semellar

	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	semellar
Personal	semellar	semellares	semellar	semellarmos	semellardes	semellaren
Gerund
	semellando
Past participle
Masculine	semellado			semellados
Feminine	semellada			semelladas
Indicative
Present	semello	semellas	semella	semellamos	semellades	semellan
Imperfect	semellaba	semellabas	semellaba	semellabamos	semellabades	semellaban
Preterite	semellei	semellaches	semellou	semellamos	semellastes	semellaron
Pluperfect	semellara	semellaras	semellara	semellaramos	semellarades	semellaran
Future	semellarei	semellarás	semellará	semellaremos	semellaredes	semellarán
Conditional	semellaría	semellarías	semellaría	semellariamos	semellariades	semellarían
Subjunctive
Present	semelle	semelles	semelle	semellemos	semelledes	semellen
Imperfect	semellase	semellases	semellase	semellásemos	semellásedes	semellasen
Future	semellar	semellares	semellar	semellarmos	semellardes	semellaren
Imperative
Affirmative		semella	semelle	semellemos	semellade	semellen
Negative (non)		non semelles	non semelle	non semellemos	non semelledes	non semellen

Derived terms

• asemellar
• semellábel
• semellante
• semellanza

References

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “semellar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “semel”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “semellar”, 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), “semellar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “semellar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *similiāre, a verb derived from Latin similis (“similar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.me.ˈʎaɾ/

Verb

semellar

1. to resemble
   • a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 384 (facsimile):

     ⁊ a outra dazur era / coor mui marauilloſa / que ao çeo ſemella […]

     And the other was blue / a marvelous colour / which resembles the sky […]

Conjugation

    Conjugation of semellar

infinitive		simple		semellar
		compound		infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund		simple		semellando
		compound		gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		semellado		semellados
		feminine		semellada		semelladas
present participle				semellante		semellantes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	semello	semellas	semella	semellamos	semellades	semellan
	imperfect	semellava	semellavas	semellava	semellavamos, semellávamos	semellavades, semellávades	semellavan
	preterite	semellei	semellaste, semellasche, semellache	semellou	semellamos	semellastes	semellaron
	pluperfect	semellara	semellaras	semellara	semellaramos, semelláramos	semellarades, semellárades	semellaran
	future	semellarei	semellarás	semellará	semellaremos	semellaredes	semellarán
	conditional	semellaria	semellarias	semellaria	semellariamos, semellaríamos	semellariades, semellaríades	semellarian
compound tenses	present perfect	present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	present imperfect	imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	past anterior	preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	semelle	semelles	semelle	semellemos	semelledes	semellen
	preterite	semellasse	semellasses	semellasse	semellassemos, semellássemos	semellassedes, semellássedes	semellassen
	future	semellar	semellares	semellar	semellarmos	semellardes	semellaren
compound tenses	present perfect	present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood		—	tu	vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative		—	semella	semelle	semellemos	semellade	—
negative		—	non semelles	non semelle	non semellemos	non semelledes	—
personal infinitive		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
		semellar	semellares	semellar	semellarmos	semellardes	semellaren
1 Its alternative spelling, aver, can be used as well. 2 teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver".

Related terms

• semellante
• semllança

Descendants

• Galician: semellar
• Portuguese: semelhar