reloucar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. From re- +‎ louco (“foolish, mad”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [relowˈkɑɾ]

Verb

reloucar (first-person singular present relouco, first-person singular preterite relouquei, past participle reloucado)

  1. to despair; to go crazy
    • 1775, María Francisca Isla y Losada, Romance:
      Se d'esta non dòu de costas
      vos ofrezo dir alà
      (pois còas dores relouco)
      por si remedio me dàs.
      if I don't die this time
      I offer myself to go there
      (because I despair with these pains)
      in case you give me a remedy
    Synonym: desesperar
  2. to covet
    Synonyms: bremar, devecer
  3. to overjoy

Conjugation
  • Note: relouc- are changed to relouqu- before front vowels (e).
Conjugation of reloucar
singular plural
person first second third first second third
Infinitive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
impersonal reloucar
personal reloucar reloucares reloucar reloucarmos reloucardes reloucaren
Gerund
reloucando
Past participle singular plural
masculine reloucado reloucados
feminine reloucada reloucadas
Indicative eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present relouco reloucas relouca reloucamos reloucades reloucan
imperfect reloucaba reloucabas reloucaba reloucabamos reloucabades reloucaban
preterite relouquei reloucaches reloucou reloucamos reloucastes reloucaron
pluperfect reloucara reloucaras reloucara reloucaramos reloucarades reloucaran
future reloucarei reloucarás reloucará reloucaremos reloucaredes reloucarán
conditional reloucaría reloucarías reloucaría reloucariamos reloucariades reloucarían
Subjunctive eu ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
present relouque relouques relouque relouquemos relouquedes relouquen
preterite reloucase reloucases reloucase reloucásemos reloucásedes reloucasen
future reloucar reloucares reloucar reloucarmos reloucardes reloucaren
Imperative – ti el/ela/Vde. nós vós eles/elas/Vdes.
affirmative – relouca relouque relouquemos reloucade relouquen
negative – relouques relouque relouquemos relouquedes relouquen

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