tolear

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1707. From tolo (“fool”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): [toleˈaɾ]

Verb

tolear (first-person singular present toleo, first-person singular preterite toleei, past participle toleado)
tolear (first-person singular present toleio, first-person singular preterite toleei, past participle toleado, reintegrationist norm)

(intransitive) to go crazy, to go nuts, to go insane, to go wild
Synonyms: enlouquecer, reloucar

Conjugation

Conjugation of tolear

	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	tolear
Personal	tolear	toleares	tolear	tolearmos	toleardes	tolearen
Gerund
	toleando
Past participle
Masculine	toleado			toleados
Feminine	toleada			toleadas
Indicative
Present	toleo	toleas	tolea	toleamos	toleades	tolean
Imperfect	toleaba	toleabas	toleaba	toleabamos	toleabades	toleaban
Preterite	toleei	toleaches	toleou	toleamos	toleastes	tolearon
Pluperfect	toleara	tolearas	toleara	tolearamos	tolearades	tolearan
Future	tolearei	tolearás	toleará	tolearemos	tolearedes	tolearán
Conditional	tolearía	tolearías	tolearía	toleariamos	toleariades	tolearían
Subjunctive
Present	tolee	tolees	tolee	toleemos	toleedes	toleen
Imperfect	tolease	toleases	tolease	toleásemos	toleásedes	toleasen
Future	tolear	toleares	tolear	tolearmos	toleardes	tolearen
Imperative
Affirmative		tolea	tolee	toleemos	toleade	toleen
Negative (non)		non tolees	non tolee	non toleemos	non toleedes	non toleen

Reintegrated conjugation of tolear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	tolear
Personal	tolear	toleares	tolear	tolearmos	toleardes	tolearem
Gerund
	toleando
Past participle
Masculine	toleado			toleados
Feminine	toleada			toleadas
Indicative
Present	toleio, toleo¹	toleias, toleas¹	toleia, tolea¹	toleamos	toleades, toleais	toleiam, toleam¹
Imperfect	toleava	toleavas	toleava	toleávamos	toleávades, toleáveis, toleávais¹	toleavam
Preterite	toleei	toleaste, toleache¹	toleou	toleamos	toleastes	toleárom, tolearam
Pluperfect	toleara	tolearas	toleara	toleáramos	toleárades, toleáreis, toleárais¹	tolearam
Future	tolearei	tolearás	toleará	tolearemos	tolearedes, toleareis	tolearám, tolearão
Conditional	tolearia	tolearias	tolearia	tolearíamos	tolearíades, tolearíeis, tolearíais¹	toleariam
Subjunctive
Present	toleie, tolee¹	toleies, tolees¹	toleie, tolee¹	toleemos	toleedes, toleeis	toleiem, toleem¹
Imperfect	toleasse	toleasses	toleasse	toleássemos	toleássedes, toleásseis	toleassem
Future	tolear	toleares	tolear	tolearmos	toleardes	tolearem
Imperative
Affirmative		toleia, tolea¹	toleie, tolee¹	toleemos	toleade, toleai	toleiem, toleem¹
Negative (nom)		nom toleies, nom tolees¹	nom toleie, nom tolee¹	nom toleemos	nom toleedes, nom toleeis	nom toleiem, nom toleem¹

¹Less recommended.

References

Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “tolear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“tolear”, 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), “tolear”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
“tolear” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “tolear”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN