teimar

Galician

Etymology

Attested since the 19th century. From teima (“obsession, idée fixe”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tejˈmaɾ]

Verb

teimar (first-person singular present teimo, first-person singular preterite teimei, past participle teimado)

1. (intransitive, or transitive with en) to insist, persist

   Synonyms: cismar, insistir, porfiar, enteimar

   • 1853, Juan Manuel Pintos, A gaita gallega:

     A teimar ninguén me gana meu amo na teima fico son máis porfión que o pico que as duras pedras debana: máis que vexa unha catana de punta cabo do bico hei de decir chichirico e o lenguaxe gallego

     In being obstinate nobody wins me, milord. I remain in the obstinacy; I'm more obstinate that the pick that hard stones undo; even seeing a pointing katana next to my beak I will say dandy in Galician language

Conjugation

    Conjugation of teimar

	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	teimar
Personal	teimar	teimares	teimar	teimarmos	teimardes	teimaren
Gerund
	teimando
Past participle
Masculine	teimado			teimados
Feminine	teimada			teimadas
Indicative
Present	teimo	teimas	teima	teimamos	teimades	teiman
Imperfect	teimaba	teimabas	teimaba	teimabamos	teimabades	teimaban
Preterite	teimei	teimaches	teimou	teimamos	teimastes	teimaron
Pluperfect	teimara	teimaras	teimara	teimaramos	teimarades	teimaran
Future	teimarei	teimarás	teimará	teimaremos	teimaredes	teimarán
Conditional	teimaría	teimarías	teimaría	teimariamos	teimariades	teimarían
Subjunctive
Present	teime	teimes	teime	teimemos	teimedes	teimen
Imperfect	teimase	teimases	teimase	teimásemos	teimásedes	teimasen
Future	teimar	teimares	teimar	teimarmos	teimardes	teimaren
Imperative
Affirmative		teima	teime	teimemos	teimade	teimen
Negative (non)		non teimes	non teime	non teimemos	non teimedes	non teimen

    Reintegrated conjugation of teimar (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	teimar
Personal	teimar	teimares	teimar	teimarmos	teimardes	teimarem
Gerund
	teimando
Past participle
Masculine	teimado			teimados
Feminine	teimada			teimadas
Indicative
Present	teimo	teimas	teima	teimamos	teimades, teimais	teimam
Imperfect	teimava	teimavas	teimava	teimávamos	teimávades, teimáveis, teimávais1	teimavam
Preterite	teimei	teimaste, teimache1	teimou	teimamos	teimastes	teimárom, teimaram
Pluperfect	teimara	teimaras	teimara	teimáramos	teimárades, teimáreis, teimárais1	teimaram
Future	teimarei	teimarás	teimará	teimaremos	teimaredes, teimareis	teimarám, teimarão
Conditional	teimaria	teimarias	teimaria	teimaríamos	teimaríades, teimaríeis, teimaríais1	teimariam
Subjunctive
Present	teime	teimes	teime	teimemos	teimedes, teimeis	teimem
Imperfect	teimasse	teimasses	teimasse	teimássemos	teimássedes, teimásseis	teimassem
Future	teimar	teimares	teimar	teimarmos	teimardes	teimarem
Imperative
Affirmative		teima	teime	teimemos	teimade, teimai	teimem
Negative (nom)		nom teimes	nom teime	nom teimemos	nom teimedes, nom teimeis	nom teimem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• enteimar

References

• “teimar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “teimar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “teimar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “teimar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From teima (“obstinacy, persistence”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /tejˈma(ʁ)/ [teɪ̯ˈma(h)]

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐjˈmaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɐjˈmaɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /tejˈmaɾ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /tejˈmaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /teˈma.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: tei‧mar

Verb

teimar (first-person singular present teimo, first-person singular preterite teimei, past participle teimado)

1. (intransitive, or transitive with em) to persist
2. (intransitive, or transitive with em) to insist
   • 1896, Joaquim Manuel de Macedo, “XLIV”, in A Luneta Mágica:

     Eu me sentia perfeitamente restabelecido; mas o médico teimava em administrar-me colheres de uma preparação que ajudada de severa dieta debilitava-me cruelmente.

     I felt perfectly restored; but the doctor insisted on administering me spoons of a preparation which, aided by a severe diet, cruelly weakened me.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of teimar (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	teimar
Personal	teimar	teimares	teimar	teimarmos	teimardes	teimarem
Gerund
	teimando
Past participle
Masculine	teimado			teimados
Feminine	teimada			teimadas
Indicative
Present	teimo	teimas	teima	teimamos	teimais	teimam
Imperfect	teimava	teimavas	teimava	teimávamos	teimáveis	teimavam
Preterite	teimei	teimaste	teimou	teimamos1, teimámos2	teimastes	teimaram
Pluperfect	teimara	teimaras	teimara	teimáramos	teimáreis	teimaram
Future	teimarei	teimarás	teimará	teimaremos	teimareis	teimarão
Conditional	teimaria	teimarias	teimaria	teimaríamos	teimaríeis	teimariam
Subjunctive
Present	teime	teimes	teime	teimemos	teimeis	teimem
Imperfect	teimasse	teimasses	teimasse	teimássemos	teimásseis	teimassem
Future	teimar	teimares	teimar	teimarmos	teimardes	teimarem
Imperative
Affirmative		teima	teime	teimemos	teimai	teimem
Negative (não)		não teimes	não teime	não teimemos	não teimeis	não teimem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.