# golpear
## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since 1370, displacing Old Galician-Portuguese colpar. From golpe +‎ -ear.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɡolpeˈaɾ]

### Verb

golpear (first-person singular present golpeo, first-person singular preterite golpeei, past participle golpeado) golpear (first-person singular present golpeio, first-person singular preterite golpeei, past participle golpeado, reintegrationist norm)
* to hit, strike; to pound; to beat
    Synonyms: bater, pegar, petar, zoscar
** 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 588:Mais el rrey Aias ficou del tã malchagado que nõ auía en el costado são, nẽ espinaço, nẽ mão, nẽ pe, nẽ braço, nẽ cabeça, nẽ peyto, ca des[que] ome naçeu, nũca assý fuj õme desfeyto, nẽ golpeadoBut King Ajax was so badly wounded that he had no sound side, nor spine, nor hand, nor foot, nor arm, nor head, nor breast, because since Man had born never a man was so destroyed or beaten up

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “golpear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “golpea”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “golpear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “golpear”, 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), “golpear”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “golpear” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “golpear”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From golpe +‎ -ear.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡow.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡoʊ̯.peˈa(h)], /ɡow.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡoʊ̯.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ɡowˈpja(ʁ)/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈpja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /ɡow.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡoʊ̯.peˈa(h)], /ɡow.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡoʊ̯.pɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /ɡowˈpja(ʁ)/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈpja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /ɡow.peˈa(ɾ)/ [ɡoʊ̯.peˈa(ɾ)], /ɡow.piˈa(ɾ)/ [ɡoʊ̯.pɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /ɡowˈpja(ɾ)/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈpja(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /ɡow.peˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡoʊ̯.peˈa(χ)], /ɡow.piˈa(ʁ)/ [ɡoʊ̯.pɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /ɡowˈpja(ʁ)/ [ɡoʊ̯ˈpja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ɡow.peˈa(ɻ)/ [ɡoʊ̯.peˈa(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɡolˈpjaɾ/ [ɡoɫˈpjaɾ], /ɡɔlˈpjaɾ/ [ɡɔɫˈpjaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɡolˈpjaɾ/ [ɡoɫˈpjaɾ], /ɡɔlˈpjaɾ/ [ɡɔɫˈpjaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɡolˈpja.ɾi/ [ɡoɫˈpja.ɾi], /ɡɔlˈpja.ɾi/ [ɡɔɫˈpja.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: gol‧pe‧ar

### Verb

golpear (first-person singular present golpeio, first-person singular preterite golpeei, past participle golpeado)
* (transitive) to hit, strike (to give a blow)
    Synonym: bater
* (transitive) to hurt
    Synonym: ferir
* (transitive, figuratively) to distress
    Synonym: angustiar

#### Conjugation

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

### Further reading

* “golpear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “golpear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From golpe +‎ -ear.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɡolpeˈaɾ/ [ɡol.peˈaɾ]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: gol‧pe‧ar

### Verb

golpear (first-person singular present golpeo, first-person singular preterite golpeé, past participle golpeado)
* to hit, to knock, to tap

#### 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.

#### Derived terms

* golpeador
* golpeo

### Further reading

* “golpear”, 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