abanar
Galician
Etymology
Attested, in Latin local documents, since before 1200.[1] From Latin ad- + Latin vannus (“winnowing basket”).[2]
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [aβaˈnaɾ]
Verb
abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abanei, past participle abanado)
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “abanar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “abanar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “abanar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
- ^ Pensado, José Luis; Messner, Dieter (2003), “abanase”, in Bachiller Olea: Vocabulos gallegos escuros: lo que quieren decir (Cadernos de Lingua: anexos; 7)[1], A Coruña: Real Academia Galega / Galaxia, →ISBN
- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “abanar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary][2] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Portuguese
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *evannāre or *advannāre, from *vannāre from Latin vannere.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.baˈna(ʁ)/ [a.baˈna(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.baˈna(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.baˈna(ʁ)/ [a.baˈna(χ)]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /a.baˈna(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˈnaɾ/ [ɐ.βɐˈnaɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bɐˈna.ɾi/ [ɐ.βɐˈna.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: a‧ba‧nar
Verb
abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abanei, past participle abanado)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:abanar.
Further reading
- “abanar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “abanar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Galician or Portuguese abanar. Cognate with English fan.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abaˈnaɾ/ [a.β̞aˈnaɾ]
Audio (Canary Islands): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ba‧nar
Verb
abanar (first-person singular present abano, first-person singular preterite abané, past participle abanado)
- (obsolete) to fan
- Synonym: abanicar
- (Uruguay, Dominican Republic, Venezuela) to fan a flame with a makeshift fan
- (Rioplatense, Chile, reflexive) to show off
Conjugation
| infinitive | abanar | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | abanando | ||||||
| past participle | masculine | feminine | |||||
| singular | abanado | abanada | |||||
| plural | abanados | abanadas | |||||
| singular | plural | ||||||
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| indicative | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | abano | abanastú abanásvos |
abana | abanamos | abanáis | abanan | |
| imperfect | abanaba | abanabas | abanaba | abanábamos | abanabais | abanaban | |
| preterite | abané | abanaste | abanó | abanamos | abanasteis | abanaron | |
| future | abanaré | abanarás | abanará | abanaremos | abanaréis | abanarán | |
| conditional | abanaría | abanarías | abanaría | abanaríamos | abanaríais | abanarían | |
| subjunctive | yo | tú vos |
él/ella/ello usted |
nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ellos/ellas ustedes | |
| present | abane | abanestú abanésvos2 |
abane | abanemos | abanéis | abanen | |
| imperfect (ra) |
abanara | abanaras | abanara | abanáramos | abanarais | abanaran | |
| imperfect (se) |
abanase | abanases | abanase | abanásemos | abanaseis | abanasen | |
| future1 | abanare | abanares | abanare | abanáremos | abanareis | abanaren | |
| imperative | — | tú vos |
usted | nosotros nosotras |
vosotros vosotras |
ustedes | |
| affirmative | abanatú abanávos |
abane | abanemos | abanad | abanen | ||
| negative | no abanes | no abane | no abanemos | no abanéis | no abanen | ||
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
Further reading
- “abanar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025