ouvear

Galician

Alternative forms

  • auviar, oulear, ouviar

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese [Term?], from Latin ululāre, present active infinitive of ululō, or with the suffix -ear. Cognate with Portuguese uivar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /owβeˈaɾ/

Verb

ouvear (first-person singular present ouveo, first-person singular preterite ouveei, past participle ouveado)
ouvear (first-person singular present ouveio, first-person singular preterite ouveei, past participle ouveado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (intransitive) to howl (a wolf or a dog)
    Na terra dos lobos ouvea coma eles. ― In the land of the wolves, howl as they do. (proverb)
  2. (intransitive, figuratively) to howl (the wind)
  3. (intransitive, figuratively) to howl, to wail (a person)
    Synonyms: berrar, gritar, laiar
  4. (intransitive, figuratively) to idle

Conjugation

References

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