apelidar

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese apelidar, from Latin appellitāre, frequentative of appellāre.

• IPA^(key): [apeliˈðaɾ]

apelidar (first-person singular present apelido, first-person singular preterite apelidei, past participle apelidado)

1. (transitive, archaic) to summon, to convoke [with a ‘to somewhere’]

   Synonyms: chamar, convocar

2. (transitive, archaic) to shout, to call (words, a slogan, etc.)

   Synonyms: chamar, dicir a berros

3. (transitive) to name

   Synonyms: chamar, nomear

4. (transitive) to nickname (someone) [with second direct object or de (+ object)]

   Synonyms: alcumar, chamar

5. (intransitive) to miss [with por]

• Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “apelidar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “apelidar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “apelidar”, 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), “apelidar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “apelidar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “apelidar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

• appellidar (obsolete)

From Latin appellitāre, frequentative of appellāre.

• Hyphenation: a‧pe‧li‧dar

apelidar (first-person singular present apelido, first-person singular preterite apelidei, past participle apelidado)

1. to name
2. to nickname
3. (obsolete, literature) to summon; to convoke