atoar

== Galician == === Alternative forms === atuar === Etymology === First attested in 1437. Etymology unknown. Probably not from Latin obturare; compare Galician aturar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /atoˈaɾ/ [a.t̪oˈaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Hyphenation: a‧to‧ar === Verb === atoar (first-person singular present atoo, first-person singular preterite atoei, past participle atoado) to obstruct, to clog Synonyms: atascar, atuír, obstruír, tapar to cover with earth Synonyms: enterrar, tapar (dated) to calm down Synonym: acougar ==== Conjugation ==== === References === Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “atoar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “atoar”, 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), “atoar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega “atoar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 “atoar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026 Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “atoar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN == Spanish == === Etymology === Uncertain. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /atoˈaɾ/ [a.t̪oˈaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧to‧ar === Verb === atoar (first-person singular present atoo, first-person singular preterite atoé, past participle atoado) to tow ==== Conjugation ==== === Further reading === “atoar”, 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