beliscar
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Galician[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin *vellicicare, from vellicare (“to pinch”). Compare Portuguese beliscar and Spanish pellizcar.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
beliscar (first-person singular present belisco, first-person singular preterite belisquei, past participle beliscado)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of beliscar (c-qu alternation)
Reintegrated conjugation of beliscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
Further reading[edit]
- “beliscar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012
References[edit]
- “beliscar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “beliscar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “beliscar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *vellicicāre, from vellicāre, most likely ultimately from vellus, the wool shorn from a sheep, fleece, or pelt.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
beliscar (first-person singular present belisco, first-person singular preterite belisquei, past participle beliscado)
- (transitive) to pinch (to squeeze a small amount of skin)
- 1875, Eça de Queirós, “X”, in O Crime do Padre Amaro, page 236:
- Então, para o enraivecer, começou a cochichar ternamente com o escrevente; roçava-se lhe pelo ombro, rendida, com risinhos, segredinhos; tentaram, em alarido jovial, tocar uma peça a quatro mãos; depois ela beliscou-o, ele deu um gritinho exagerado.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive) to nip, to nibble
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of beliscar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
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