amainar

== Catalan == === Etymology === Uncertain, perhaps related to Old French amaisnier. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.məjˈna] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.majˈnaɾ] === Verb === amainar (first-person singular present amaino, first-person singular preterite amainí, past participle amainat) to abate (to lessen in force) to lose weight (nautical) to shorten (sails) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Descendants ==== → Spanish: amainar === References === === Further reading === “amainar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “amainar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “amainar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “amainar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === amaynar (obsolete) === Etymology === Uncertain. Suggested derivations include: Gothic *𐌰𐍆𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (*afmaginōn), via Catalan amainar; Latin *invāgīnāre, via Italian ammainare; Latin ad- + *mināre === Pronunciation === === Verb === amainar (first-person singular present amaino, first-person singular preterite amainei, past participle amainado) to abate (to lessen in force) Synonyms: abrandar, acalmar, ceder to calm down (to become less excited, intense, or angry) Synonym: acalmar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== amainado === Further reading === “amainar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “amainar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026 “amainar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Catalan amainar, from Gothic *𐌰𐍆𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽𐍉𐌽 (*afmaginōn). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amaiˈnaɾ/ [a.mai̯ˈnaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧mai‧nar === Verb === amainar (first-person singular present amaino, first-person singular preterite amainé, past participle amainado) (intransitive) to abate, to die down, to subside, to let up, to ease off Synonym: aflojar Antonym: arreciar (nautical, transitive) to shorten, to take in ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “amainar”, 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