arfar

Galician

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾˈfaɾ/

Verb

arfar (first-person singular present arfo, first-person singular preterite arfei, past participle arfado)

1. to swing

   Synonyms: abalar, randear

2. to pitch (ship’s motion)
3. to strut
4. to pant (to breathe quickly or in a labored manner)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arfar

	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	arfar
Personal	arfar	arfares	arfar	arfarmos	arfardes	arfaren
Gerund
	arfando
Past participle
Masculine	arfado			arfados
Feminine	arfada			arfadas
Indicative
Present	arfo	arfas	arfa	arfamos	arfades	arfan
Imperfect	arfaba	arfabas	arfaba	arfabamos	arfabades	arfaban
Preterite	arfei	arfaches	arfou	arfamos	arfastes	arfaron
Pluperfect	arfara	arfaras	arfara	arfaramos	arfarades	arfaran
Future	arfarei	arfarás	arfará	arfaremos	arfaredes	arfarán
Conditional	arfaría	arfarías	arfaría	arfariamos	arfariades	arfarían
Subjunctive
Present	arfe	arfes	arfe	arfemos	arfedes	arfen
Imperfect	arfase	arfases	arfase	arfásemos	arfásedes	arfasen
Future	arfar	arfares	arfar	arfarmos	arfardes	arfaren
Imperative
Affirmative		arfa	arfe	arfemos	arfade	arfen
Negative (non)		non arfes	non arfe	non arfemos	non arfedes	non arfen

    Reintegrated conjugation of arfar (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	arfar
Personal	arfar	arfares	arfar	arfarmos	arfardes	arfarem
Gerund
	arfando
Past participle
Masculine	arfado			arfados
Feminine	arfada			arfadas
Indicative
Present	arfo	arfas	arfa	arfamos	arfades, arfais	arfam
Imperfect	arfava	arfavas	arfava	arfávamos	arfávades, arfáveis, arfávais1	arfavam
Preterite	arfei	arfaste, arfache1	arfou	arfamos	arfastes	arfárom, arfaram
Pluperfect	arfara	arfaras	arfara	arfáramos	arfárades, arfáreis, arfárais1	arfaram
Future	arfarei	arfarás	arfará	arfaremos	arfaredes, arfareis	arfarám, arfarão
Conditional	arfaria	arfarias	arfaria	arfaríamos	arfaríades, arfaríeis, arfaríais1	arfariam
Subjunctive
Present	arfe	arfes	arfe	arfemos	arfedes, arfeis	arfem
Imperfect	arfasse	arfasses	arfasse	arfássemos	arfássedes, arfásseis	arfassem
Future	arfar	arfares	arfar	arfarmos	arfardes	arfarem
Imperative
Affirmative		arfa	arfe	arfemos	arfade, arfai	arfem
Negative (nom)		nom arfes	nom arfe	nom arfemos	nom arfedes, nom arfeis	nom arfem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• arfada

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “arfar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Icelandic

Noun

arfar

1. indefinite nominative plural of arfi

Old Norse

Noun

arfar

1. nominative plural of arfi

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *ār(e)fāre, from Latin ārefacere. Cognate with Galician alfar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈfa(ʁ)/ [ahˈfa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aʁˈfa(ʁ)/ [ahˈfa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /aɾˈfa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /aʁˈfa(ʁ)/ [aχˈfa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /aɻˈfa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈfaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈfaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐɾˈfa.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: ar‧far

Verb

arfar (first-person singular present arfo, first-person singular preterite arfei, past participle arfado)

1. (ambitransitive) to pant (to breathe quickly or in a labored manner)

   Synonyms: ofegar, arquejar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arfar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	arfar
Personal	arfar	arfares	arfar	arfarmos	arfardes	arfarem
Gerund
	arfando
Past participle
Masculine	arfado			arfados
Feminine	arfada			arfadas
Indicative
Present	arfo	arfas	arfa	arfamos	arfais	arfam
Imperfect	arfava	arfavas	arfava	arfávamos	arfáveis	arfavam
Preterite	arfei	arfaste	arfou	arfamos1, arfámos2	arfastes	arfaram
Pluperfect	arfara	arfaras	arfara	arfáramos	arfáreis	arfaram
Future	arfarei	arfarás	arfará	arfaremos	arfareis	arfarão
Conditional	arfaria	arfarias	arfaria	arfaríamos	arfaríeis	arfariam
Subjunctive
Present	arfe	arfes	arfe	arfemos	arfeis	arfem
Imperfect	arfasse	arfasses	arfasse	arfássemos	arfásseis	arfassem
Future	arfar	arfares	arfar	arfarmos	arfardes	arfarem
Imperative
Affirmative		arfa	arfe	arfemos	arfai	arfem
Negative (não)		não arfes	não arfe	não arfemos	não arfeis	não arfem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “arfar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “arfar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025