ñidiar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• nidiar

Etymology

Likely a verb based on ñidiu~nidiu 'clear, shiny' (compare Portuguese nédio), from Latin nitidus. May also represent an inherited form of Vulgar Latin *nitidiāre (compare Occitan nedejar), itself also a verb based on Latin nitidus. Another possibility is that it represents a direct inheritance of Classical Latin nitidāre (compare Italian nettare), yet another verb based on nitidus.

Verb

ñidiar (first-person singular indicative present ñidio, past participle ñidiáu)

1. to clear, to make clear

   Nun cuspáis nel suelu que téngolo ñidiáu

   Don't spit on the floor, I just cleaned it

2. to clarify

   Si nun-y lu ñidias, nun se enterrá

   If you don't clarify it for him, he won't grasp it

3. to polish glass

Conjugation

Conjugation of ñidiar

infinitive		ñidiar
gerund		ñidiando
past participle		m ñidiáu, f ñidiada, n ñidiao, m pl ñidiaos, f pl ñidiaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	ñidio	ñidies	ñidia	ñidiamos	ñidiáis	ñidien
	imperfect	ñidiaba	ñidiabes	ñidiaba	ñidiábemos, ñidiábamos	ñidiabeis, ñidiabais	ñidiaben
	preterite	ñidié	ñidiasti, ñidiesti	ñidió	ñidiemos	ñidiastis, ñidiestis	ñidiaron
	pluperfect	ñidiare, ñidiara	ñidiares, ñidiaras	ñidiare, ñidiara	ñidiáremos, ñidiáramos	ñidiareis, ñidiarais	ñidiaren, ñidiaran
	future	ñidiaré	ñidiarás	ñidiará	ñidiaremos	ñidiaréis	ñidiarán
	conditional	ñidiaría	ñidiaríes	ñidiaría	ñidiaríemos, ñidiaríamos	ñidiaríeis, ñidiaríais	ñidiaríen
subjunctive	present	ñidie	ñidies, ñidias	ñidie	ñidiemos	ñidiéis	ñidien, ñidian
	imperfect	ñidiare, ñidiara	ñidiares, ñidiaras	ñidiare, ñidiara	ñidiáremos, ñidiáramos	ñidiareis, ñidiarais	ñidiaren, ñidiaran
imperative		—	ñidia	—	—	ñidiái	—

Derived terms

• ñidiadiera