gãar

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

• guaanhar, gaanhar
• gaar

Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin ganāre and also Vulgar Latin *wadaniāre.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡãˈaɾ/

Verb

gãar

1. to win
2. to gain, earn

Conjugation

    Conjugation of gãar

infinitive		simple		gãar
		compound		infinitive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
gerund		simple		gãando
		compound		gerund of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
past participle				singular		plural
		masculine		gãado		gãada
		feminine		gãados		gãadas
present participle				gãante		gãantes
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative mood		eu	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	gão	gãas	gãa	gãamos	gãades	gãam3, gãan4
	imperfect	gãava	gãavas	gãava	gãavamos	gãavades	gãavam3, gãavan4
	preterite	gãei	gãaste3, gãasche4	gãou	gãamos	gãastes	gãarom3, gãaron4
	pluperfect	gãara	gãaras	gãara	gãaramos	gãarades	gãaram3, gãaran4
	future	gãarei	gãarás	gãará	gãaremos	gãaredes	gãarám3, gãarán4
	conditional	gãaría	gãarías	gãaría	gãariamos	gãariades	gãaríam3, gãarían4
compound tenses	present perfect	present of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	present imperfect	imperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	past anterior	preterite of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	simple pluperfect of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	conditional perfect	conditional of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
subjunctive mood		eu	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
simple tenses	present	gãe	gães	gãe	gãemos	gãedes	gãem3, gãen4
	preterite	gãasse	gãasses	gãasse	gãássemos	gãássedes	gãassem3, gãassen4
	future	gãar	gãares	gãar	gãarmos	gãardes	gãarem3, gãaren4
compound tenses	present perfect	present subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	pluperfect	preterite subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
	future perfect	future subjunctive of haver1 or tẽer2 + past participle
imperative mood		—	tu	vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	—
affirmative		—	gãa	gãe	gãemos	gãade	—
negative		—	non gães	non gãe	non gãemos	non gãedes	—
personal infinitive		eu	tu	el~ele ela vossa mercee	nos nos outros nos outras	vos vos outros vos outras	eles elas
		gãar	gãares	gãar	gãarmos	gãardes	gãarem3, gãaren4
1 Its alternative form aver can be used as well. 2 Teer and ter were used too, though all 3 were less common than forms of "haver". 3 Less common in Galicia 4 Less common in Portugal

Descendants

• Galician: gañar
• Portuguese: ganhar

References

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “ganar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 65
• Universo Cantigas