alfar

See also: álfar

English

Noun

alfar

1. plural of alf

Galician

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ārfāre, from Latin ārefacere. Cognate with Portuguese arfar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfaɾ/

Verb

alfar (first-person singular present alfo, first-person singular preterite alfei, past participle alfado)

1. (intransitive, of grain) to wither, to dry
2. (pronominal, of grain) to wither, to dry

Conjugation

    Conjugation of alfar

	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	alfar
Personal	alfar	alfares	alfar	alfarmos	alfardes	alfaren
Gerund
	alfando
Past participle
Masculine	alfado			alfados
Feminine	alfada			alfadas
Indicative
Present	alfo	alfas	alfa	alfamos	alfades	alfan
Imperfect	alfaba	alfabas	alfaba	alfabamos	alfabades	alfaban
Preterite	alfei	alfaches	alfou	alfamos	alfastes	alfaron
Pluperfect	alfara	alfaras	alfara	alfaramos	alfarades	alfaran
Future	alfarei	alfarás	alfará	alfaremos	alfaredes	alfarán
Conditional	alfaría	alfarías	alfaría	alfariamos	alfariades	alfarían
Subjunctive
Present	alfe	alfes	alfe	alfemos	alfedes	alfen
Imperfect	alfase	alfases	alfase	alfásemos	alfásedes	alfasen
Future	alfar	alfares	alfar	alfarmos	alfardes	alfaren
Imperative
Affirmative		alfa	alfe	alfemos	alfade	alfen
Negative (non)		non alfes	non alfe	non alfemos	non alfedes	non alfen

    Reintegrated conjugation of alfar (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	alfar
Personal	alfar	alfares	alfar	alfarmos	alfardes	alfarem
Gerund
	alfando
Past participle
Masculine	alfado			alfados
Feminine	alfada			alfadas
Indicative
Present	alfo	alfas	alfa	alfamos	alfades, alfais	alfam
Imperfect	alfava	alfavas	alfava	alfávamos	alfávades, alfáveis, alfávais1	alfavam
Preterite	alfei	alfaste, alfache1	alfou	alfamos	alfastes	alfárom, alfaram
Pluperfect	alfara	alfaras	alfara	alfáramos	alfárades, alfáreis, alfárais1	alfaram
Future	alfarei	alfarás	alfará	alfaremos	alfaredes, alfareis	alfarám, alfarão
Conditional	alfaria	alfarias	alfaria	alfaríamos	alfaríades, alfaríeis, alfaríais1	alfariam
Subjunctive
Present	alfe	alfes	alfe	alfemos	alfedes, alfeis	alfem
Imperfect	alfasse	alfasses	alfasse	alfássemos	alfássedes, alfásseis	alfassem
Future	alfar	alfares	alfar	alfarmos	alfardes	alfarem
Imperative
Affirmative		alfa	alfe	alfemos	alfade, alfai	alfem
Negative (nom)		nom alfes	nom alfe	nom alfemos	nom alfedes, nom alfeis	nom alfem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• alfa

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “alfar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “alfar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “alfar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “alfar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Old Norse

Noun

alfar

1. nominative plural of alfr

Spanish

Alternative forms

• alfaar, alfahar

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الْفَخَّار (al-faḵḵār), from Arabic فَخَّار (faḵḵār, “pottery”), from Aramaic פחרא / ܦܚܪܐ (paḵḵārā), from Akkadian 𒁃 (BAḪAR₂ /⁠paḫāru⁠/).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈfaɾ/ [alˈfaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: al‧far

Noun

alfar m (plural alfares)

1. clay

   Synonym: arcilla

2. clay workshop

Derived terms

• alfarero

Further reading

• “alfar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025