ayunar

Asturian

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *aiūnāre, jajūnāre, from Late Latin ieiūnāre, jejūnāre, from Latin ieiūnus, jejūnus.

Verb

ayunar (first-person singular indicative present ayuno, past participle ayunáu)

  1. (intransitive) to fast (to abstain from or eat very little food)

Conjugation

Mirandese

Alternative forms

  • aiunar

Etymology

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Verb

ayunar

  1. to fast

References

  • Ferreira, Amadeu, Ferreira, José Pedro Cardona (20032022) “ayunar”, in Dicionário de Mirandês-Português [Mirandese-Portuguese Dictionary].

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *iaiūnāre,[1] present active infinitive of *aiūnō, iaiūnō, from Late Latin ieiūnāre, from Latin ieiūnus. Compare English jejune.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /aʝuˈnaɾ/ [a.ʝuˈnaɾ] (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay)
  • IPA(key): /aʃuˈnaɾ/ [a.ʃuˈnaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /aʒuˈnaɾ/ [a.ʒuˈnaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧yu‧nar

Verb

ayunar (first-person singular present ayuno, first-person singular preterite ayuné, past participle ayunado)

  1. (intransitive) to fast

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ayunar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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