esgavellar
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From es- + gavell (“bundle”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əz.ɡə.βəˈʎa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əz.ɡə.vəˈʎa]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [ez.ɣa.veˈʎaɾ]
Verb
esgavellar (first-person singular present esgavello, first-person singular preterite esgavellí, past participle esgavellat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
- (transitive) to take apart, break down
- Synonym: desballestar
Conjugation
Conjugation of esgavellar (first conjugation)
Derived terms
- esgavell
- esgavellament
Further reading
- “esgavellar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007