esvaír

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *exvānĕre, from Latin vānus Cf. also Portuguese esvair, French évanouir, Old French esvanir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ez̺.β̞ɐˈiɾ/

Verb

esvaír (first-person singular present esvaio, first-person singular preterite esvaín, past participle esvaído)

  1. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to faint
    Synonym: esmaiar
  2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to lose strength or feeling
    Synonyms: esmorecer, esgotar

Conjugation

References

  • esvaír” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
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