bimar

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin bīnō (to do something twice; to work the land twice), a derivative from Latin bīnī, from bis (twice, two times). Cognate with French biner (to hoe).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [biˈmaɾ]

Verb

bimar (first-person singular present o, first-person singular preterite ín, past participle ido)

  1. to replough
    Synonym: aporcar
  2. (viticulture) to dig a vineyard for a second time in a season and pile soil around the stem or trunk of each plant
    Quen non bima non vendimaThe one who doesn't [bimar] won't vintage.
    Synonym: arrendar

Conjugation

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