argayar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• ergayar (Casu, Ayer, Los Argüeyos)
• argaxar (Quirosan, Ḷḷena, Teberga, Somiedu, Cuarto de los Valles)
• arguexar (Riosa)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɾɣaˈʝaɾ/ [aɾ.ɣaˈʝaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ar‧ga‧yar

Verb

argayar

1. (intransitive) to produce a landslide (to fall the rocks)
2. to crack
3. to collapse, come to nothing

Conjugation

Conjugation of argayar

infinitive		argayar
gerund		argayando
past participle		m argayáu, f argayada, n argayao, m pl argayaos, f pl argayaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	argayo	argayes	argaya	argayamos	argayáis	argayen
	imperfect	argayaba	argayabes	argayaba	argayábemos, argayábamos	argayabeis, argayabais	argayaben
	preterite	argayé	argayasti, argayesti	argayó	argayemos	argayastis, argayestis	argayaron
	pluperfect	argayare, argayara	argayares, argayaras	argayare, argayara	argayáremos, argayáramos	argayareis, argayarais	argayaren, argayaran
	future	argayaré	argayarás	argayará	argayaremos	argayaréis	argayarán
	conditional	argayaría	argayaríes	argayaría	argayaríemos, argayaríamos	argayaríeis, argayaríais	argayaríen
subjunctive	present	argaye	argayes, argayas	argaye	argayemos	argayéis	argayen, argayan
	imperfect	argayare, argayara	argayares, argayaras	argayare, argayara	argayáremos, argayáramos	argayareis, argayarais	argayaren, argayaran
imperative		—	argaya	—	—	argayái	—

Derived terms

• argayase de risa

References

• “argayar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “argayar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Asturian argayar or from argayo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /aɾɡaˈʝaɾ/ [aɾ.ɣ̞aˈʝaɾ]

• IPA^(key): /aɾɡaˈʝaɾ/ [aɾ.ɣ̞aˈʝaɾ] (everywhere but Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay, northern Mexico, Yucatán and Central America (except Panama))
• IPA^(key): /aɾɡaˈʃaɾ/ [aɾ.ɣ̞aˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
• IPA^(key): /aɾɡaˈʒaɾ/ [aɾ.ɣ̞aˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Pampas and southern Argentina, Uruguay)
• IPA^(key): /aɾɡaˈjaɾ/ [aɾ.ɣ̞aˈjaɾ] (northern Mexico, Yucatán, Central America (except Panama))

• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: ar‧ga‧yar

Verb

argayar (first-person singular present argayo, first-person singular preterite argayé, past participle argayado)

1. (intransitive) to produce a landslide

Conjugation

    Conjugation of argayar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			argayar
gerund			argayando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		argayado		argayada
		plural		argayados		argayadas
		singular			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
	present	argayo	argayastú argayásvos	argaya	argayamos	argayáis	argayan
	imperfect	argayaba	argayabas	argayaba	argayábamos	argayabais	argayaban
	preterite	argayé	argayaste	argayó	argayamos	argayasteis	argayaron
	future	argayaré	argayarás	argayará	argayaremos	argayaréis	argayarán
	conditional	argayaría	argayarías	argayaría	argayaríamos	argayaríais	argayarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	argaye	argayestú argayésvos2	argaye	argayemos	argayéis	argayen
	imperfect (ra)	argayara	argayaras	argayara	argayáramos	argayarais	argayaran
	imperfect (se)	argayase	argayases	argayase	argayásemos	argayaseis	argayasen
	future1	argayare	argayares	argayare	argayáremos	argayareis	argayaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		argayatú argayávos	argaye	argayemos	argayad	argayen
	negative		no argayes	no argaye	no argayemos	no argayéis	no argayen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

Further reading

• “argayar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025