# colmar
## Galician
### Etymology

From colmo (“thatch”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kolˈmaɾ/

### Verb

colmar (first-person singular present colmo, first-person singular preterite colmei, past participle colmado)
* to thatch
* to end the construction of a palleiro (type of haystack)

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* colmo (“thatch”)

### References

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

## Portuguese
### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /kowˈma(ʁ)/ [koʊ̯ˈma(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /kowˈma(ʁ)/ [koʊ̯ˈma(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /kowˈma(ɾ)/ [koʊ̯ˈma(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /kowˈma(ʁ)/ [koʊ̯ˈma(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /kowˈma(ɻ)/ [koʊ̯ˈma(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kolˈmaɾ/ [koɫˈmaɾ], /kɔlˈmaɾ/ [kɔɫˈmaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /kolˈmaɾ/ [koɫˈmaɾ], /kɔlˈmaɾ/ [kɔɫˈmaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /kolˈma.ɾi/ [koɫˈma.ɾi], /kɔlˈma.ɾi/ [kɔɫˈma.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: col‧mar

### Etymology 1

From colmo.

#### Verb

colmar (first-person singular present colmo, first-person singular preterite colmei, past participle colmado)
* to thatch (cover with thatch)

##### Conjugation

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

### Etymology 2

From Latin cumulāre. Doublet of cumular.

#### Verb

colmar (first-person singular present colmo, first-person singular preterite colmei, past participle colmado)
* (literary) to depict or regard as superior; to elevate
* (literary, figurative) to fill with; to shower with; to provide with in abundance (especially positive things)

##### Conjugation

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

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin cumulāre. Doublet of the borrowed cumular.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kolˈmaɾ/ [kolˈmaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: col‧mar

### Verb

colmar (first-person singular present colmo, first-person singular preterite colmé, past participle colmado)
* (transitive) to fulfill, satisfy
* (transitive) to fill, fill to the brim
* (transitive) to shower, heap
    El rey lo colmó de favores.The king showered him with favours.
* (transitive) to overwhelm

#### 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

* la gota que colmó el vaso

#### Related terms

* colmo

### Further reading

* “colmar”, 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