rosegar

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Catalan

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Inherited from Old Catalan rosegar, from Vulgar Latin *rōsicāre, frequentative based on Latin rōdere, whence obsolete Catalan roure.

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rosegar (first-person singular present rosego, first-person singular preterite roseguí, past participle rosegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to gnaw, to nibble
    Una fura ha rosegat els cables.
    A ferret gnawed the cables.
  2. to eat away at
    La curiositat la rosegava.
    Curiosity was gnawing at her.

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Occitan

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Etymology

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From Old Occitan rosegar~rozegar, from Vulgar Latin *rosicāre, a frequentative based on Latin rōdere, whence Old Occitan roire.

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rosegar

  1. to gnaw

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