# rabear
## Galician
### Etymology 1

From rabo (“tail”) +‎ -ear.

#### Verb

rabear (first-person singular present rabeo, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado) rabear (first-person singular present rabeio, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado, reintegrationist norm)
* (intransitive, of a tail) to wag
* (intransitive) to meander; to go like a serpent
    Synonym: serpear
* (intransitive) to be restless, to lose one's patience
    Synonym: impacientar

##### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### Etymology 2

From rabia (“anger”) +‎ -ear.

#### Verb

rabear (first-person singular present rabeo, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado)
* Alternative form of rabiar

##### Conjugation
### References

* “rabear” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁa.beˈa(ʁ)/ [ha.beˈa(h)], /ʁa.biˈa(ʁ)/ [ha.bɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈbja(ʁ)/ [haˈbja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ʁa.beˈa(ʁ)/ [ha.beˈa(h)], /ʁa.biˈa(ʁ)/ [ha.bɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈbja(ʁ)/ [haˈbja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ʁa.beˈa(ɾ)/ [ha.beˈa(ɾ)], /ʁa.biˈa(ɾ)/ [ha.bɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈbja(ɾ)/ [haˈbja(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ʁa.beˈa(ʁ)/ [χa.beˈa(χ)], /ʁa.biˈa(ʁ)/ [χa.bɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ʁaˈbja(ʁ)/ [χaˈbja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ʁa.beˈa(ɻ)/ [ha.beˈa(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐˈbjaɾ/ [ʁɐˈβjaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐˈbjaɾ/ [ʁɐˈβjaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ʁɐˈbja.ɾi/ [ʁɐˈβja.ɾi]

### Verb

rabear (first-person singular present rabeio, first-person singular preterite rabeei, past participle rabeado)
* (intransitive, of a tail) to wag
    Synonym: menear
* (intransitive, figurative) to move out of restlessness or because one is bothered
    Synonym: saracotear
* (transitive) to drive a plough

#### Conjugation

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

### Further reading

* “rabear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
* “rabear”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), Porto: 7Graus, 2009–2024

## Spanish
### Etymology

From rabo (“tail”) +‎ -ear.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /rabeˈaɾ/ [ra.β̞eˈaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: ra‧be‧ar

### Verb

rabear (first-person singular present rabeo, first-person singular preterite rabeé, past participle rabeado)
* (intransitive, of a tail) to wag
    Synonym: menear

#### Conjugation

| infinitive | infinitive | infinitive | rabear | rabear | rabear | rabear | rabear |
| gerund | gerund | gerund | rabeando | rabeando | rabeando | rabeando | rabeando |
| past participle | past participle | | | masculine | masculine | feminine | feminine |
| past participle | past participle | singular | singular | rabeado | rabeado | rabeada | rabeada |
| past participle | past participle | plural | plural | rabeados | rabeados | rabeadas | rabeadas |
| | | singular | singular | singular | plural | plural | plural |
| | | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person |
| indicative | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| indicative | present | rabeo | rabeas$^{tú}$ rabeás$^{vos}$ | rabea | rabeamos | rabeáis | rabean |
| indicative | imperfect | rabeaba | rabeabas | rabeaba | rabeábamos | rabeabais | rabeaban |
| indicative | preterite | rabeé | rabeaste | rabeó | rabeamos | rabeasteis | rabearon |
| indicative | future | rabearé | rabearás | rabeará | rabearemos | rabearéis | rabearán |
| indicative | conditional | rabearía | rabearías | rabearía | rabearíamos | rabearíais | rabearían |
| subjunctive | | yo | tú vos | él/ella/ello usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ellos/ellas ustedes |
| subjunctive | present | rabee | rabees$^{tú}$ rabeés$^{vos2}$ | rabee | rabeemos | rabeéis | rabeen |
| subjunctive | imperfect (ra) | rabeara | rabearas | rabeara | rabeáramos | rabearais | rabearan |
| subjunctive | imperfect (se) | rabease | rabeases | rabease | rabeásemos | rabeaseis | rabeasen |
| subjunctive | future$^1$ | rabeare | rabeares | rabeare | rabeáremos | rabeareis | rabearen |
| imperative | | — | tú vos | usted | nosotros nosotras | vosotros vosotras | ustedes |
| imperative | affirmative | | rabea$^{tú}$ rabeá$^{vos}$ | rabee | rabeemos | rabead | rabeen |
| imperative | negative | | no rabees | no rabee | no rabeemos | no rabeéis | no rabeen |
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

### Further reading

* “rabear”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014