avogar

Galician

Etymology

From Latin advocāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aβoˈɣaɾ]

Verb

avogar (first-person singular present avogo, first-person singular preterite avoguei, past participle avogado)

1. to advocate; to intercede

   Synonym: interceder

Conjugation

    Conjugation of avogar (g-gu alternation)

	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	avogar
Personal	avogar	avogares	avogar	avogarmos	avogardes	avogaren
Gerund
	avogando
Past participle
Masculine	avogado			avogados
Feminine	avogada			avogadas
Indicative
Present	avogo	avogas	avoga	avogamos	avogades	avogan
Imperfect	avogaba	avogabas	avogaba	avogabamos	avogabades	avogaban
Preterite	avoguei	avogaches	avogou	avogamos	avogastes	avogaron
Pluperfect	avogara	avogaras	avogara	avogaramos	avogarades	avogaran
Future	avogarei	avogarás	avogará	avogaremos	avogaredes	avogarán
Conditional	avogaría	avogarías	avogaría	avogariamos	avogariades	avogarían
Subjunctive
Present	avogue	avogues	avogue	avoguemos	avoguedes	avoguen
Imperfect	avogase	avogases	avogase	avogásemos	avogásedes	avogasen
Future	avogar	avogares	avogar	avogarmos	avogardes	avogaren
Imperative
Affirmative		avoga	avogue	avoguemos	avogade	avoguen
Negative (non)		non avogues	non avogue	non avoguemos	non avoguedes	non avoguen

    Reintegrated conjugation of avogar (g-gu alternation) (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	avogar
Personal	avogar	avogares	avogar	avogarmos	avogardes	avogarem
Gerund
	avogando
Past participle
Masculine	avogado			avogados
Feminine	avogada			avogadas
Indicative
Present	avogo	avogas	avoga	avogamos	avogades, avogais	avogam
Imperfect	avogava	avogavas	avogava	avogávamos	avogávades, avogáveis, avogávais1	avogavam
Preterite	avoguei	avogaste, avogache1	avogou	avogamos	avogastes	avogárom, avogaram
Pluperfect	avogara	avogaras	avogara	avogáramos	avogárades, avogáreis, avogárais1	avogaram
Future	avogarei	avogarás	avogará	avogaremos	avogaredes, avogareis	avogarám, avogarão
Conditional	avogaria	avogarias	avogaria	avogaríamos	avogaríades, avogaríeis, avogaríais1	avogariam
Subjunctive
Present	avogue	avogues	avogue	avoguemos	avoguedes, avogueis	avoguem
Imperfect	avogasse	avogasses	avogasse	avogássemos	avogássedes, avogásseis	avogassem
Future	avogar	avogares	avogar	avogarmos	avogardes	avogarem
Imperative
Affirmative		avoga	avogue	avoguemos	avogade, avogai	avoguem
Negative (nom)		nom avogues	nom avogue	nom avoguemos	nom avoguedes, nom avogueis	nom avoguem

¹Less recommended.

Derived terms

• avogoso

References

• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “avogar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “avogar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “avogar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “avogar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin advocāre. Doublet of advogar and avocar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.voˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.voˈɡa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.voˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.voˈɡa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.voˈɡa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.voˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.voˈɡa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.voˈɡa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.vuˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.vuˈɣaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.vuˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.vuˈɣaɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.buˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.βuˈɣaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.vuˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐ.vuˈɣa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: a‧vo‧gar

Verb

avogar (first-person singular present avogo, first-person singular preterite avoguei, past participle avogado)

1. (transitive or intransitive, obsolete) to advocate (to express or encourage support for) [with direct object or por ‘for someone/something’]

   Synonym: advogar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of avogar (g-gu alternation) (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	avogar
Personal	avogar	avogares	avogar	avogarmos	avogardes	avogarem
Gerund
	avogando
Past participle
Masculine	avogado			avogados
Feminine	avogada			avogadas
Indicative
Present	avogo	avogas	avoga	avogamos	avogais	avogam
Imperfect	avogava	avogavas	avogava	avogávamos	avogáveis	avogavam
Preterite	avoguei	avogaste	avogou	avogamos1, avogámos2	avogastes	avogaram
Pluperfect	avogara	avogaras	avogara	avogáramos	avogáreis	avogaram
Future	avogarei	avogarás	avogará	avogaremos	avogareis	avogarão
Conditional	avogaria	avogarias	avogaria	avogaríamos	avogaríeis	avogariam
Subjunctive
Present	avogue	avogues	avogue	avoguemos	avogueis	avoguem
Imperfect	avogasse	avogasses	avogasse	avogássemos	avogásseis	avogassem
Future	avogar	avogares	avogar	avogarmos	avogardes	avogarem
Imperative
Affirmative		avoga	avogue	avoguemos	avogai	avoguem
Negative (não)		não avogues	não avogue	não avoguemos	não avogueis	não avoguem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Further reading

• “avogar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025