# afogar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /afoˈɡaɾ/ [a.foˈɣ̞aɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Hyphenation: a‧fo‧gar

### Verb

afogar
* to choke; to strangle

#### Derived terms

* afuega'l pitu

## Catalan
### Alternative forms

* fogar

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ə.fuˈɣa]
* IPA: (Balearic) [ə.foˈɣa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [a.foˈɣaɾ]

### Etymology 1

From a- +‎ foc +‎ -ar.

#### Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguí, past participle afogat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
* (transitive) to set on fire
    Synonyms: abrusar, calar

### Etymology 2

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.

#### Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguí, past participle afogat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
* (transitive) to suffocate
* (intransitive, pronominal) to suffocate

##### Synonyms

* ofegar

### Further reading

* “afogar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [afoˈɣaɾ]

### Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguei, past participle afogado)
* (intransitive or pronominal) to drown
* (intransitive or pronominal) to choke
    Synonym: atragoar
* (transitive) to drown
** c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 519:Et deu muy grande agua aquela noyte et hũu tã grã tronar et hũu tã grã deluuyo que os ouuera de afogarAnd that night it was such a large rain, and such a large thunderstorm, and such a large deluge that they could have drowned

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* afogo

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “afogar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “afog”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “afogar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “afogar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “afogar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “afogar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Occitan
### Etymology

a- +‎ fuòc +‎ -ar, with a consonant change to ease the pronunciation.

### Verb

afogar
* to set fire to, to alight

#### Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese afogar, from Vulgar Latin *affōcāre, alteration of Latin offōcāre. Doublet of ofegar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈɡa(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈɡa(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.foˈɡa(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.foˈɡa(ʁ)/ [a.foˈɡa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.foˈɡa(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.fuˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.fuˈɣaɾ]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.fuˈɡaɾ/ [ɐ.fuˈɣaɾ]
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.fuˈɡa.ɾi/ [ɐ.fuˈɣa.ɾi]
* Hyphenation: a‧fo‧gar

### Verb

afogar (first-person singular present afogo, first-person singular preterite afoguei, past participle afogado)
* (pronominal) to drown (die or nearly die by staying underwater)
    Quase me afoguei na piscina. ― I almost drowned in the pool.
** (transitive) to drown (kill or try to kill someone by keeping them underwater)
    Uns rapazes tentaram me afogar na praia. ― Some boys tried to drown me at the beach.
** (pronominal, figurative) to drink heavily, to drown oneself in [with em ‘an alcoholic beverage’]
    Queria me afogar em vodka. ― I want to drown in vodka.
* (pronominal) to choke (have something blocking one’s airway)
    Synonym: engasgar
    Minha avó se afogou com um osso. ― My grandmother choked on a bone.
* (transitive, figurative) to hold back (an expression or speech)
    Procure afogar o sorriso no funeral. ― Try to hold back your smile in the funeral.
* (transitive, figurative) to hold back; to contain (prevent from growing)
    O governo conseguiu afogar a revolução. ― The government was able to hold back the revolution.
* (automotive, transitive) to choke (activate a vehicle’s choke valve)
    Se o carro não ligar, afogue o motor. ― If the car doesn’t turn on, choke the motor.

#### Conjugation

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

#### Derived terms

* afogado
* afogador
* afogamento
* afogar as mágoas
* afogar o ganso

#### Related terms

* ofegar

### Further reading

* “afogar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “afogar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “afogar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “afogar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “afogar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025