# ofegar
## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* aufegar

### Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin officāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [u.fəˈɣa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [o.fəˈɣa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [o.feˈɣaɾ]

### Verb

ofegar (first-person singular present ofego, first-person singular preterite ofeguí, past participle ofegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
* (transitive) to suffocate, smother
* (cooking, transitive) to smother, braise
* (transitive) to drown
* (pronominal) to suffocate, to drown
* (figurative, transitive) to stifle

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | ofegar | ofegar | ofegar | ofegar | ofegar |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | ofegant | ofegant | ofegant | ofegant | ofegant |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | ofegat | ofegat | ofegada | ofegada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | ofegats | ofegats | ofegades | ofegades |
| person | person | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| person | person | first | second | third | first | second | third |
| indicative | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| indicative | present | ofego | ofegues | ofega | ofeguem | ofegueu | ofeguen |
| indicative | imperfect | ofegava | ofegaves | ofegava | ofegàvem | ofegàveu | ofegaven |
| indicative | future | ofegaré | ofegaràs | ofegarà | ofegarem | ofegareu | ofegaran |
| indicative | preterite | ofeguí | ofegares | ofegà | ofegàrem | ofegàreu | ofegaren |
| indicative | conditional | ofegaria | ofegaries | ofegaria | ofegaríem | ofegaríeu | ofegarien |
| subjunctive | | jo | tu | ell/ella vostè | nosaltres nós | vosaltres vós | ells/elles vostès |
| subjunctive | present | ofegui | ofeguis | ofegui | ofeguem | ofegueu | ofeguin |
| subjunctive | imperfect | ofegués | ofeguessis | ofegués | ofeguéssim | ofeguéssiu | ofeguessin |
| imperative | | — | tu | vostè | nosaltres | vosaltres vós | vostès |
| imperative | affirmative | — | ofega | ofegui | ofeguem | ofegueu | ofeguin |
| imperative | negative (no) | — | no ofeguis | no ofegui | no ofeguem | no ofegueu | no ofeguin |

#### Synonyms

* (suffocate): asfixiar
* (drown): negar
* (smother): apagar, extingir
* (stifle): impedir

#### Derived terms

* ofec
* ofegabous
* ofegador
* ofegament
* ofegat
* ofegor
* ofegar-se en un got d'aigua

### References

* “ofegar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

### Further reading

* “ofegar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “ofegar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
* “ofegar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Inherited from Early Medieval Latin officāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of afogar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /o.feˈɡa(ʁ)/ [o.feˈɡa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /o.feˈɡa(ʁ)/ [o.feˈɡa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /o.feˈɡa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /o.feˈɡa(ʁ)/ [o.feˈɡa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /o.feˈɡa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔ.fɨˈɡaɾ/ [ɔ.fɨˈɣaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɔ.fɨˈɡaɾ/ [ɔ.fɨˈɣaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɔ.fɨˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɔ.fɨˈɣa.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: o‧fe‧gar

### Verb

ofegar (first-person singular present ofego, first-person singular preterite ofeguei, past participle ofegado)
* (intransitive) to pant, puff (breathe heavily)
** 1865, José de Alencar, “V”, in As Minas de Prata, volume III:Súbito outra revulsão operou-se no espírito de Elvira. As lágrimas espadanaram de seus olhos; e o seio ofegou soluçante.Suddenly, another violent feeling occurred within Elvira's soul. Tears ran down from her eyes, and her heart puffed with sobs.
* (intransitive, figurative) to yearn, long

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* ofegante

### Further reading

* “ofegar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
* “ofegar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
* “ofegar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “ofegar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
* “ofegar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
* “ofegar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024