aproveytar

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Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Attested since the 13th century. From a- +‎ proveito +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

aproveytar

  1. to take advantage of, make use of
    • 1457, J. L. Novo Cazón, editor, El priorato santiaguista de Vilar de Donas en la Edad Media (1194-1500), A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 402:
      prometo de me non aiudar nen aproueytar deles
      I promise not to help myself nor to take advantage of them

Conjugation[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: aproveitar
  • Portuguese: aproveitar

References[edit]

  • aproveytar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • aproveytar” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.