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 bimo, first-person singular preterite bimei, past participle bimado)

  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
    Synonym: arrendar
    Quen non bima non vendima ― The one who doesn't [bimar] won't vintage.

Conjugation

References

  • “bimar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “bimar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “bimar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • “bimar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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