esmelgar

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin *exmelicāre, from mel (“honey”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [esmelˈɣaɾ]

Verb

esmelgar (first-person singular present esmelgo, first-person singular preterite esmelguei, past participle esmelgado)

1. (apiculture) to harvest a beehive; in particular, to uncap the cells

Conjugation

    Conjugation of esmelgar (g-gu alternation)

	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	esmelgar
Personal	esmelgar	esmelgares	esmelgar	esmelgarmos	esmelgardes	esmelgaren
Gerund
	esmelgando
Past participle
Masculine	esmelgado			esmelgados
Feminine	esmelgada			esmelgadas
Indicative
Present	esmelgo	esmelgas	esmelga	esmelgamos	esmelgades	esmelgan
Imperfect	esmelgaba	esmelgabas	esmelgaba	esmelgabamos	esmelgabades	esmelgaban
Preterite	esmelguei	esmelgaches	esmelgou	esmelgamos	esmelgastes	esmelgaron
Pluperfect	esmelgara	esmelgaras	esmelgara	esmelgaramos	esmelgarades	esmelgaran
Future	esmelgarei	esmelgarás	esmelgará	esmelgaremos	esmelgaredes	esmelgarán
Conditional	esmelgaría	esmelgarías	esmelgaría	esmelgariamos	esmelgariades	esmelgarían
Subjunctive
Present	esmelgue	esmelgues	esmelgue	esmelguemos	esmelguedes	esmelguen
Imperfect	esmelgase	esmelgases	esmelgase	esmelgásemos	esmelgásedes	esmelgasen
Future	esmelgar	esmelgares	esmelgar	esmelgarmos	esmelgardes	esmelgaren
Imperative
Affirmative		esmelga	esmelgue	esmelguemos	esmelgade	esmelguen
Negative (non)		non esmelgues	non esmelgue	non esmelguemos	non esmelguedes	non esmelguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of esmelgar (g-gu alternation) (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	esmelgar
Personal	esmelgar	esmelgares	esmelgar	esmelgarmos	esmelgardes	esmelgarem
Gerund
	esmelgando
Past participle
Masculine	esmelgado			esmelgados
Feminine	esmelgada			esmelgadas
Indicative
Present	esmelgo	esmelgas	esmelga	esmelgamos	esmelgades, esmelgais	esmelgam
Imperfect	esmelgava	esmelgavas	esmelgava	esmelgávamos	esmelgávades, esmelgáveis, esmelgávais1	esmelgavam
Preterite	esmelguei	esmelgaste, esmelgache1	esmelgou	esmelgamos	esmelgastes	esmelgárom, esmelgaram
Pluperfect	esmelgara	esmelgaras	esmelgara	esmelgáramos	esmelgárades, esmelgáreis, esmelgárais1	esmelgaram
Future	esmelgarei	esmelgarás	esmelgará	esmelgaremos	esmelgaredes, esmelgareis	esmelgarám, esmelgarão
Conditional	esmelgaria	esmelgarias	esmelgaria	esmelgaríamos	esmelgaríades, esmelgaríeis, esmelgaríais1	esmelgariam
Subjunctive
Present	esmelgue	esmelgues	esmelgue	esmelguemos	esmelguedes, esmelgueis	esmelguem
Imperfect	esmelgasse	esmelgasses	esmelgasse	esmelgássemos	esmelgássedes, esmelgásseis	esmelgassem
Future	esmelgar	esmelgares	esmelgar	esmelgarmos	esmelgardes	esmelgarem
Imperative
Affirmative		esmelga	esmelgue	esmelguemos	esmelgade, esmelgai	esmelguem
Negative (nom)		nom esmelgues	nom esmelgue	nom esmelguemos	nom esmelguedes, nom esmelgueis	nom esmelguem

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esmelgar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esmelgar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esmelgar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “esmelgar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esmelgar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN