agafar

Asturian

Alternative forms

Verb

agafar (first-person singular indicative present agafo, past participle agafáu)

  1. to become inflamed (a wound)

Conjugation

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ Old Catalan gafar, the latter from a Germanic source possibly meaning 'hook', from which also German Gabel (fork), Swedish gaffel.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɣəˈfa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.ɣaˈfaɾ]
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  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

agafar (first-person singular present agafo, first-person singular preterite agafí, past participle agafat)

  1. to take, hold
    Synonym: prendre
  2. to pick up
  3. to grasp
  4. to catch, seize
  5. to catch, take (a vehicle)
  6. (pronominal) to hold on

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