sementar
Asturian
Verb
sementar (first-person singular indicative present semento, past participle sementáu)
- alternative form of semar
Conjugation
Conjugation of sementar
Galician
Etymology
14th century. From semente.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semenˈtaɾ/
Verb
sementar (first-person singular present semento, first-person singular preterite sementei, past participle sementado)
- to sow
- Quen ao sementar é mesquiño, pr'a seitura escusa fouciño.(proverb)
- The one who is miserable sowing, won't need a sickle for the harvest.
Conjugation
Conjugation of sementar
Reintegrated conjugation of sementar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Related terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “sementar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sement”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “sementar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “sementar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “sementar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “sementar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /semenˈtaɾ/ [se.mẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: se‧men‧tar
Verb
sementar (first-person singular present semiento, first-person singular preterite sementé, past participle sementado)
- to sow
Conjugation
Conjugation of sementar (e-ie alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of sementar (e-ie alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive sementar | dative | sementarme | sementarte | sementarle, sementarse | sementarnos | sementaros | sementarles, sementarse |
| accusative | sementarme | sementarte | sementarlo, sementarla, sementarse | sementarnos | sementaros | sementarlos, sementarlas, sementarse | |
| with gerund sementando | dative | sementándome | sementándote | sementándole, sementándose | sementándonos | sementándoos | sementándoles, sementándose |
| accusative | sementándome | sementándote | sementándolo, sementándola, sementándose | sementándonos | sementándoos | sementándolos, sementándolas, sementándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative semienta | dative | semiéntame | semiéntate | semiéntale | semiéntanos | not used | semiéntales |
| accusative | semiéntame | semiéntate | semiéntalo, semiéntala | semiéntanos | not used | semiéntalos, semiéntalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative sementá | dative | sementame | sementate | sementale | sementanos | not used | sementales |
| accusative | sementame | sementate | sementalo, sementala | sementanos | not used | sementalos, sementalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative semiente | dative | semiénteme | not used | semiéntele, semiéntese | semiéntenos | not used | semiénteles |
| accusative | semiénteme | not used | semiéntelo, semiéntela, semiéntese | semiéntenos | not used | semiéntelos, semiéntelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative sementemos | dative | not used | sementémoste | sementémosle | sementémonos | sementémoos | sementémosles |
| accusative | not used | sementémoste | sementémoslo, sementémosla | sementémonos | sementémoos | sementémoslos, sementémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative sementad | dative | sementadme | not used | sementadle | sementadnos | sementaos | sementadles |
| accusative | sementadme | not used | sementadlo, sementadla | sementadnos | sementaos | sementadlos, sementadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative semienten | dative | semiéntenme | not used | semiéntenle | semiéntennos | not used | semiéntenles, semiéntense |
| accusative | semiéntenme | not used | semiéntenlo, semiéntenla | semiéntennos | not used | semiéntenlos, semiéntenlas, semiéntense | |
Further reading
- “sementar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024