gemegar

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *gemicāre, from Latin gemere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʒə.məˈɣa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [d͡ʒe.meˈɣaɾ]
  • Audio (Barcelona):(file)
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

gemegar (first-person singular present gemego, first-person singular preterite gemeguí, past participle gemegat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. (intransitive) to moan, groan
  2. (intransitive) to howl, wail

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • gemec
  • gemegor
  • gemegós
  • gemeguejar

Further reading