asemeyar

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

a- +‎ semeyar, or possibly from a Vulgar Latin *assimiliāre, from Late Latin assimilāre, from Latin ad + similō < similis. Compare Spanish asemejar, Portuguese assemelhar, Italian assomigliare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /asemeˈʝaɾ/ [a.se.meˈʝaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧se‧me‧yar

Verb

asemeyar (first-person singular indicative present asemeyo, past participle asemeyáu)

  1. To resemble; look like; be similar to
    Aseméyeste al to hermanu
    You resemble your brother

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “asemeyar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • “asemeyar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
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