abouxar

Galician

Alternative forms
  • abrouxar

Etymology

Unknown. Attested since 1746. Perhaps onomatopoeic;[1] but compare Latin baubārī (“to bark”) and French aboyer. Alternatively, if related to Spanish abuchear, then from Old French huchier.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aβowˈʃaɾ/

Verb

abouxar (first-person singular present abouxo, first-person singular preterite abouxei, past participle abouxado)

  1. (transitive) to pester; to stun; to daze (with a loud sound or through babble)
    • 1755, a private letter (Corpus Gondomar 59):
      Meu irmanciño, ai moitos coreos que non lle escribin por nono abougar con tantas cartas
      My little brother, there are some posts that I do not write to you for not pestering you with so many letters
    Synonyms: abourar, aturuxar
  2. (transitive) to deafen
    Synonyms: axordar, enxordecer
  3. to drive away

Conjugation
Conjugation of abouxar
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal abouxar
personal abouxar abouxares abouxar abouxarmos abouxardes abouxaren
Gerund
abouxando
Past participle singular plural
masculine abouxado abouxados
feminine abouxada abouxadas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present abouxo abouxas abouxa abouxamos abouxades abouxan
imperfect abouxaba abouxabas abouxaba abouxabamos abouxabades abouxaban
preterite abouxei abouxaches abouxou abouxamos abouxastes abouxaron
pluperfect abouxara abouxaras abouxara abouxaramos abouxarades abouxaran
future abouxarei abouxarás abouxará abouxaremos abouxaredes abouxarán
conditional abouxaría abouxarías abouxaría abouxariamos abouxariades abouxarían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present abouxe abouxes abouxe abouxemos abouxedes abouxen
preterite abouxase abouxases abouxase abouxásemos abouxásedes abouxasen
future abouxar abouxares abouxar abouxarmos abouxardes abouxaren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – abouxa abouxe abouxemos abouxade abouxen
negative – abouxes abouxe abouxemos abouxedes abouxen

Derived terms
  • abouxo

References
  1. Rivas Quintas, Eligio (2015). Dicionario etimolóxico da lingua galega. Santiago de Compostela: Tórculo. →ISBN, s.v. abouxar.
  2. Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991), “huchear”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
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