# aventar
## Galician
### Etymology 1

From a- +‎ venta (“nostril”) +‎ -ar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aβenˈtaɾ]

#### Verb

aventar (first-person singular present avento, first-person singular preterite aventei, past participle aventado)
* (transitive) to grap (a cow or another animal) by the nostrils
* (transitive) to sniff

##### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### Etymology 2

From a- +‎ vento (“wind”) +‎ -ar.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aβenˈtaɾ]

#### Verb

aventar (first-person singular present avento, first-person singular preterite aventei, past participle aventado)
* (transitive) to aerate, ventilate

##### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “aventar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “aventar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “aventar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “aventar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “aventar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From a- +‎ vento (“wind”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.vẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.vẽˈta(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.vẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.vẽˈta(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.vẽˈta(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.vẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.vẽˈta(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.vẽˈta(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.vẽˈtaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.vẽˈtaɾ/
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.bẽˈtaɾ/ [ɐ.βẽˈtaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.vẽˈta.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧ven‧tar

### Verb

aventar (first-person singular present avento, first-person singular preterite aventei, past participle aventado)
* to aerate, ventilate
* to suggest

#### Conjugation

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

From a- +‎ viento (“wind”) +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /abenˈtaɾ/ [a.β̞ẽn̪ˈt̪aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: a‧ven‧tar

### Verb

aventar (first-person singular present aviento, first-person singular preterite aventé, past participle aventado)
* to fan, blow, willow
* to throw, chuck
* to blow away
* (pronominal) to escape, to get out
** 2017 January, “6 cosas que deben hacer antes de tomar terapia en pareja”, in Frontera.info‎:Las relaciones románticas son como aventarse de un paracaídas; tienes que echarle ganas y prepararte para el momento.(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

#### Derived terms

* aventón

### Further reading

* “aventar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10