ungir
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from Latin ungere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [uɲˈʒi]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [uɲˈd͡ʒiɾ]
=== Verb ===
ungir (first-person singular present ungeixo, first-person singular preterite ungí, past participle ungit)
(obsolete) to grease, to rub with oil
Synonym: untar
to anoint
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
unció
ungüent
=== References ===
“ungir”, 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
“ungir”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“ungir” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“ungir” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
== Icelandic ==
=== Verb ===
ungir
second-person singular active present subjunctive of unga
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese ungir, ongir, from Latin ungĕre.
=== Pronunciation ===
Rhymes: -iʁ, -i, -iɾ
Homophone: ungi (Brazil)
Hyphenation: un‧gir
=== Verb ===
ungir (first-person singular present unjo, first-person singular preterite ungi, past participle ungido)
(transitive) to anoint (grease with oil)
(transitive) to anoint (wet or moisten with oil or liquid)
(transitive, religion) to administer the sacrament of extreme unction to
(transitive, religion) to consecrate (give possession or invest with authority through anointing)
(transitive) to make better, more perfect
(reflexive, pronominal) to anoint oneself
(reflexive, pronominal) to penetrate with anointing
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=== Further reading ===
“ungir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“ungir”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“ungir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Spanish ungir, borrowed from Latin ungere.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /unˈxiɾ/ [ũŋˈxiɾ]
Rhymes: -iɾ
Syllabification: un‧gir
=== Verb ===
ungir (first-person singular present unjo, first-person singular preterite ungí, past participle ungido)
(transitive) to anoint (to smear or rub over with oil or an unctuous substance)
(transitive) to anoint (to apply oil to or to pour oil upon, etc., as a sacred rite, especially for consecration)
(transitive) to anoint (to choose or nominate somebody for a leading or otherwise important position)
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=== References ===
=== Further reading ===
“ungir”, 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