cofar

Galician

Alternative forms

cofear

Etymology

Either from cofia (“coif”), or a borrowing from French coiffer. Cognate with Portuguese cofiar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [ko.ˈfaɾ]

Verb

cofar (first-person singular present cofo, first-person singular preterite cofei, past participle cofado)

to fondle, caress
Synonyms: acariciar, acariñar, aloumiñar
to pet, to gentle stroke
Synonyms: afagar, cozar

Conjugation

Conjugation of cofar

person		singular			plural
infinitive			cofar
gerund			cofando
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		cofado		cofados
		feminine		cofada		cofadas
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	cofo	cofas	cofa	cofamos	cofades	cofan
	imperfect	cofaba	cofabas	cofaba	cofabamos	cofabades	cofaban
	preterite	cofei	cofaches	cofou	cofamos	cofastes	cofaron
	pluperfect	cofara	cofaras	cofara	cofaramos	cofarades	cofaran
	future	cofarei	cofarás	cofará	cofaremos	cofaredes	cofarán
	conditional	cofaría	cofarías	cofaría	cofariamos	cofariades	cofarían
subjunctive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
	present	cofe	cofes	cofe	cofemos	cofedes	cofen
	preterite	cofase	cofases	cofase	cofásemos	cofásedes	cofasen
	future	cofar	cofares	cofar	cofarmos	cofardes	cofaren
imperative		—	ti	Vde.	nós	vós	Vdes.
	affirmative	—	cofa	cofe	cofemos	cofade	cofen
	negative	—	cofes	cofe	cofemos	cofedes	cofen
personal infinitive		eu	ti	el / ela / Vde.	nós	vós	eles / elas / Vdes.
		cofar	cofares	cofar	cofarmos	cofardes	cofaren

Related terms

cofia

References

“cofar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
“cofar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“cofear” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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