aboar

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈβo.aɾ/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aboar (14th century). By surface analysis, a- +‎ bo (“good”) +‎ -ar. Cognate with Spanish abonar (“to fertilize”).

Verb

aboar (first-person singular present aboo, first-person singular preterite aboei, past participle aboado)

1. (intransitive) to meliorate

   Synonym: mellorar

2. (transitive) to meliorate

   Synonym: mellorar

3. (transitive) to declare someone fit

Derived terms

• aboador
• aboamento

Related terms

• bo

Etymology 2

From a- +‎ boi- (“ox”) +‎ -ar.

Verb

aboar (first-person singular present aboo, first-person singular preterite aboei, past participle aboado)

1. Alternative form of aboiar (to cover cattle)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aboar

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	aboar
Personal	aboar	aboares	aboar	aboarmos	aboardes	aboaren
Gerund
	aboando
Past participle
Masculine	aboado			aboados
Feminine	aboada			aboadas
Indicative
Present	aboo	aboas	aboa	aboamos	aboades	aboan
Imperfect	aboaba	aboabas	aboaba	aboabamos	aboabades	aboaban
Preterite	aboei	aboaches	aboou	aboamos	aboastes	aboaron
Pluperfect	aboara	aboaras	aboara	aboaramos	aboarades	aboaran
Future	aboarei	aboarás	aboará	aboaremos	aboaredes	aboarán
Conditional	aboaría	aboarías	aboaría	aboariamos	aboariades	aboarían
Subjunctive
Present	aboe	aboes	aboe	aboemos	aboedes	aboen
Imperfect	aboase	aboases	aboase	aboásemos	aboásedes	aboasen
Future	aboar	aboares	aboar	aboarmos	aboardes	aboaren
Imperative
Affirmative		aboa	aboe	aboemos	aboade	aboen
Negative (non)		non aboes	non aboe	non aboemos	non aboedes	non aboen

    Reintegrated conjugation of aboar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	aboar
Personal	aboar	aboares	aboar	aboarmos	aboardes	aboarem
Gerund
	aboando
Past participle
Masculine	aboado			aboados
Feminine	aboada			aboadas
Indicative
Present	aboo	aboas	aboa	aboamos	aboades, aboais	aboam
Imperfect	aboava	aboavas	aboava	aboávamos	aboávades, aboáveis, aboávais1	aboavam
Preterite	aboei	aboaste, aboache1	aboou	aboamos	aboastes	aboárom, aboaram
Pluperfect	aboara	aboaras	aboara	aboáramos	aboárades, aboáreis, aboárais1	aboaram
Future	aboarei	aboarás	aboará	aboaremos	aboaredes, aboareis	aboarám, aboarão
Conditional	aboaria	aboarias	aboaria	aboaríamos	aboaríades, aboaríeis, aboaríais1	aboariam
Subjunctive
Present	aboe	aboes	aboe	aboemos	aboedes, aboeis	aboem
Imperfect	aboasse	aboasses	aboasse	aboássemos	aboássedes, aboásseis	aboassem
Future	aboar	aboares	aboar	aboarmos	aboardes	aboarem
Imperative
Affirmative		aboa	aboe	aboemos	aboade, aboai	aboem
Negative (nom)		nom aboes	nom aboe	nom aboemos	nom aboedes, nom aboeis	nom aboem

¹Less recommended.

References

• “aboar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
• “aboar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “aboa” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “aboar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “aboar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “aboar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “aboar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.