barballar

Galician

Alternative forms

• barballoar
• barbalhar, barbalhoar (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Attested since circa 1750. Compare French barbouiller and Italian barbugliare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [baɾβaˈʎaɾ]

Verb

barballar (first-person singular present barballo, first-person singular preterite barballei, past participle barballado)

1. (derogatory) to babble; to prattle, to speak nonsense

   Synonym: esbardallar

2. (derogatory) to brag, boast
3. (derogatory) to spit when speaking
4. (impersonal) to drizzle

   Synonyms: barrufar, marmallar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of barballar

	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	barballar
Personal	barballar	barballares	barballar	barballarmos	barballardes	barballaren
Gerund
	barballando
Past participle
Masculine	barballado			barballados
Feminine	barballada			barballadas
Indicative
Present	barballo	barballas	barballa	barballamos	barballades	barballan
Imperfect	barballaba	barballabas	barballaba	barballabamos	barballabades	barballaban
Preterite	barballei	barballaches	barballou	barballamos	barballastes	barballaron
Pluperfect	barballara	barballaras	barballara	barballaramos	barballarades	barballaran
Future	barballarei	barballarás	barballará	barballaremos	barballaredes	barballarán
Conditional	barballaría	barballarías	barballaría	barballariamos	barballariades	barballarían
Subjunctive
Present	barballe	barballes	barballe	barballemos	barballedes	barballen
Imperfect	barballase	barballases	barballase	barballásemos	barballásedes	barballasen
Future	barballar	barballares	barballar	barballarmos	barballardes	barballaren
Imperative
Affirmative		barballa	barballe	barballemos	barballade	barballen
Negative (non)		non barballes	non barballe	non barballemos	non barballedes	non barballen

Derived terms

• barballada
• barballán
• barballante
• barballas
• barballeiro
• esbarballar
• esbarballetar

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barballar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “barballoar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “barballar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “barballar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN