singrar

Galician

Alternative forms

• singlar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese singrar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French singler (“to sail”), from Old Norse segl (“sail”), from Proto-Germanic *seglą (“sail”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /siŋˈɡɾaɾ/

Verb

singrar (first-person singular present singro, first-person singular preterite singrei, past participle singrado)

1. (nautical) to sail; to navigate

   Synonyms: marear, navegar

   • 1370, Ramón Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 731:

     Et cõ grã coyta que auía, metíose sobre mar, cõ grandes cõpañas, porlo yr buscar, et tãto singlarõ, a rremos et a treu, ata que chegarõ alý hu el iazía soterrado

     Sorrowful, he went into the sea with a large army, for searching for him, and they navigated for a long time, on oars and sails, until they arrived there where he was buried

Conjugation

    Conjugation of singrar

	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	singrar
Personal	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singraren
Gerund
	singrando
Past participle
Masculine	singrado			singrados
Feminine	singrada			singradas
Indicative
Present	singro	singras	singra	singramos	singrades	singran
Imperfect	singraba	singrabas	singraba	singrabamos	singrabades	singraban
Preterite	singrei	singraches	singrou	singramos	singrastes	singraron
Pluperfect	singrara	singraras	singrara	singraramos	singrarades	singraran
Future	singrarei	singrarás	singrará	singraremos	singraredes	singrarán
Conditional	singraría	singrarías	singraría	singrariamos	singrariades	singrarían
Subjunctive
Present	singre	singres	singre	singremos	singredes	singren
Imperfect	singrase	singrases	singrase	singrásemos	singrásedes	singrasen
Future	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singraren
Imperative
Affirmative		singra	singre	singremos	singrade	singren
Negative (non)		non singres	non singre	non singremos	non singredes	non singren

    Reintegrated conjugation of singrar (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	singrar
Personal	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singrarem
Gerund
	singrando
Past participle
Masculine	singrado			singrados
Feminine	singrada			singradas
Indicative
Present	singro	singras	singra	singramos	singrades, singrais	singram
Imperfect	singrava	singravas	singrava	singrávamos	singrávades, singráveis, singrávais1	singravam
Preterite	singrei	singraste, singrache1	singrou	singramos	singrastes	singrárom, singraram
Pluperfect	singrara	singraras	singrara	singráramos	singrárades, singráreis, singrárais1	singraram
Future	singrarei	singrarás	singrará	singraremos	singraredes, singrareis	singrarám, singrarão
Conditional	singraria	singrarias	singraria	singraríamos	singraríades, singraríeis, singraríais1	singrariam
Subjunctive
Present	singre	singres	singre	singremos	singredes, singreis	singrem
Imperfect	singrasse	singrasses	singrasse	singrássemos	singrássedes, singrásseis	singrassem
Future	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		singra	singre	singremos	singrade, singrai	singrem
Negative (nom)		nom singres	nom singre	nom singremos	nom singredes, nom singreis	nom singrem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• singradura

References

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

Portuguese

FWOTD – 22 October 2013

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese singrar, from Old French singler (“to sail”), from Old Norse segl (“sail”), from Proto-Germanic *seglą (“sail”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [sĩˈɡɾa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [sĩˈɡɾa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa(ʁ)/ [sĩˈɡɾa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sĩˈɡɾa.ɾi/

Verb

singrar (first-person singular present singro, first-person singular preterite singrei, past participle singrado)

1. (now poetic) to sail; to cross the seas
   • 2002, Luiz Carlos de Oliveira Cerqueira, Quando houver nunca mais, Thesaurus, page 129:

     No dia em que você não mais singrar os mares não haverá o soprar das brisas e terrais e, na calmaria, os barcos não enfunarão velas.

     In the day when you no longer sail the seas there won’t be the blow of the breezes and nightly winds and, in the tranquillity, the boats won’t unfurl their sails.

   Synonym: velejar

2. (figurative) to thrive (to be successful)
   • 2002, Will Ferguson, Felicidade, Asa, page 91:

     Admitamos, é preciso uma dose desmesurada de vivacidade para singrar na área da publicidade.

     Let’s admit it, an immeasurable amount of vivacity is necessary to thrive in the field of advertising.

   Synonyms: medrar, prosperar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of singrar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	singrar
Personal	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singrarem
Gerund
	singrando
Past participle
Masculine	singrado			singrados
Feminine	singrada			singradas
Indicative
Present	singro	singras	singra	singramos	singrais	singram
Imperfect	singrava	singravas	singrava	singrávamos	singráveis	singravam
Preterite	singrei	singraste	singrou	singramos1, singrámos2	singrastes	singraram
Pluperfect	singrara	singraras	singrara	singráramos	singráreis	singraram
Future	singrarei	singrarás	singrará	singraremos	singrareis	singrarão
Conditional	singraria	singrarias	singraria	singraríamos	singraríeis	singrariam
Subjunctive
Present	singre	singres	singre	singremos	singreis	singrem
Imperfect	singrasse	singrasses	singrasse	singrássemos	singrásseis	singrassem
Future	singrar	singrares	singrar	singrarmos	singrardes	singrarem
Imperative
Affirmative		singra	singre	singremos	singrai	singrem
Negative (não)		não singres	não singre	não singremos	não singreis	não singrem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Related terms

• singra
• singrador
• singradura