fillar

Galician

Alternative forms

filhar (reintegrationist)

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese fillar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), perhaps from Latin pilare (“to plunder, pillage”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiˈʎaɾ/

Verb

fillar (first-person singular present fillo, first-person singular preterite fillei, past participle fillado)

(archaic) to catch, to grab
(archaic) to obtain, to take

Conjugation

Conjugation of fillar

	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	fillar
Personal	fillar	fillares	fillar	fillarmos	fillardes	fillaren
Gerund
	fillando
Past participle
Masculine	fillado			fillados
Feminine	fillada			filladas
Indicative
Present	fillo	fillas	filla	fillamos	fillades	fillan
Imperfect	fillaba	fillabas	fillaba	fillabamos	fillabades	fillaban
Preterite	fillei	fillaches	fillou	fillamos	fillastes	fillaron
Pluperfect	fillara	fillaras	fillara	fillaramos	fillarades	fillaran
Future	fillarei	fillarás	fillará	fillaremos	fillaredes	fillarán
Conditional	fillaría	fillarías	fillaría	fillariamos	fillariades	fillarían
Subjunctive
Present	fille	filles	fille	fillemos	filledes	fillen
Imperfect	fillase	fillases	fillase	fillásemos	fillásedes	fillasen
Future	fillar	fillares	fillar	fillarmos	fillardes	fillaren
Imperative
Affirmative		filla	fille	fillemos	fillade	fillen
Negative (non)		non filles	non fille	non fillemos	non filledes	non fillen

Etymology 2

From fillo (“son”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiˈʎaɾ/

Verb

fillar (first-person singular present fillo, first-person singular preterite fillei, past participle fillado)

to produce offsprings or shoots

Conjugation

Conjugation of fillar

	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	fillar
Personal	fillar	fillares	fillar	fillarmos	fillardes	fillaren
Gerund
	fillando
Past participle
Masculine	fillado			fillados
Feminine	fillada			filladas
Indicative
Present	fillo	fillas	filla	fillamos	fillades	fillan
Imperfect	fillaba	fillabas	fillaba	fillabamos	fillabades	fillaban
Preterite	fillei	fillaches	fillou	fillamos	fillastes	fillaron
Pluperfect	fillara	fillaras	fillara	fillaramos	fillarades	fillaran
Future	fillarei	fillarás	fillará	fillaremos	fillaredes	fillarán
Conditional	fillaría	fillarías	fillaría	fillariamos	fillariades	fillarían
Subjunctive
Present	fille	filles	fille	fillemos	filledes	fillen
Imperfect	fillase	fillases	fillase	fillásemos	fillásedes	fillasen
Future	fillar	fillares	fillar	fillarmos	fillardes	fillaren
Imperative
Affirmative		filla	fille	fillemos	fillade	fillen
Negative (non)		non filles	non fille	non fillemos	non filledes	non fillen

References

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

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

filhar (Old Portuguese)

Etymology

From Latin pilare (“to plunder, pillage”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /fiˈʎaɾ/

Verb

fillar

(Old Galician) to catch a prey
- a. 1284, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 352 (facsimile):
  
  Eſte açor fillaua Garças ⁊ ãades ⁊ Betouros / ⁊ out(ra)s prijões muitas.
  This goshawk caught herons and ducks and bitterns / and many other kids of prey.
(Old Galician) to obtain

Conjugation

Conjugation of fillar

gerund		compound		gerund of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
infinitive				fillar
gerund		simple		fillando
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		fillado		fillados
		feminine		fillada		filladas
present participle				fillante		fillantes
person		singular			plural
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	fillo	fillas	filla	fillamos	fillades	fillan
	imperfect	fillava	fillavas	fillava	fillavamos, fillávamos	fillavades, fillávades	fillavan
	preterite	fillei	fillaste, fillasche, fillache	fillou	fillamos	fillastes	fillaron
	pluperfect	fillara	fillaras	fillara	fillaramos, filláramos	fillarades, fillárades	fillaran
	future	fillarei	fillarás	fillará	fillaremos	fillaredes	fillarán
	conditional	fillaria	fillarias	fillaria	fillariamos, fillaríamos	fillariades, fillaríades	fillarian
compound tenses	present perfect	present of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
	past anterior	preterite of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
	pluperfect anterior	simple pluperfect of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
	future perfect	future of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
subjunctive mood		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	fille	filles	fille	fillemos	filledes	fillen
	imperfect	fillasse	fillasses	fillasse	fillassemos, fillássemos	fillassedes, fillássedes	fillassen
	future	fillar	fillares	fillar	fillarmos	fillardes	fillaren
compound tenses	present perfect	present subjunctive of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
	pluperfect	imperfect subjunctive of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
	future perfect	future subjunctive of haver or tẽer¹ + past participle
imperative mood		—	tu	—	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative		—	filla	—	fillemos	fillade	—
negative		—	non filles	—	non fillemos	non filledes	—
personal infinitive		eu ei	tu	el~ele ela	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
personal infinitive		fillar	fillares	fillar	fillarmos	fillardes	fillaren
¹ teer and “ter were also used, although all three were less common than haver.

Descendants

Galician: fillar
Portuguese: filhar

References

Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “fillar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fillar”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega