engargussar
Catalan
Etymology
From en- + *gargús + -ar, from a presumed Vulgar Latin *gurgutia related to gurguliō (“gullet”). Influenced in form by gargall (“phlegm”).
Pronunciation
Verb
engargussar (first-person singular present engargusso, first-person singular preterite engargussí, past participle engargussat)
- (transitive) to choke, to throttle
- (transitive, by extension) to obstruct
- (reflexive) to get caught in the throat
- (reflexive, by extension) to become blocked
- (reflexive) to choke
- Synonym: ennuegar-se
Conjugation
Conjugation of engargussar (first conjugation)
| infinitive | engargussar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | engargussant | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | engargussat | engargussada | |||||
| plural | engargussats | engargussades | |||||
| person | singular | plural | |||||
| first | second | third | first | second | third | ||
| indicative | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | engargusso | engargusses | engargussa | engargussem | engargusseu | engargussen | |
| imperfect | engargussava | engargussaves | engargussava | engargussàvem | engargussàveu | engargussaven | |
| future | engargussaré | engargussaràs | engargussarà | engargussarem | engargussareu | engargussaran | |
| preterite | engargussí | engargussares | engargussà | engargussàrem | engargussàreu | engargussaren | |
| conditional | engargussaria | engargussaries | engargussaria | engargussaríem | engargussaríeu | engargussarien | |
| subjunctive | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè |
nosaltres nós |
vosaltres vós |
ells/elles vostès | |
| present | engargussi | engargussis | engargussi | engargussem | engargusseu | engargussin | |
| imperfect | engargussés | engargussessis | engargussés | engargusséssim | engargusséssiu | engargussessin | |
| imperative | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós |
vostès | |
| affirmative | — | engargussa | engargussi | engargussem | engargusseu | engargussin | |
| negative (no) | — | no engargussis | no engargussi | no engargussem | no engargusseu | no engargussin | |
Derived terms
- engargús
- engargussament
Further reading
- “engargussar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “engargussar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “engargussar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.