Occitan

Verb

ganhar

1. to win

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Frankish *waidanjan ‎(“to pasture, graze, hunt for food”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *waiþiz, *waiþī, *waiþō, *waiþijō ‎(“pasture, field, hunting ground”); compare Old High German weidōn, weidanōn ‎(“to hunt, forage for food”) (Modern German Weide ‎(“pasture”)), Old Norse veiða ‎(“to catch, hunt”), Old English wǣþan ‎(“to hunt, chase, pursue”). Compare Catalan guanyar, Occitan ganhar, French gagner, Italian guadagnare, cf. also Spanish ganar. Related to English wathe, wide, and also gain (through Old French).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɡa.ˈɲaɾ/, /ɡɐ.ˈɲaɾ/
• Hyphenation: ga‧nhar

Verb

ganhar ‎(first-person singular present indicative ganho, past participle ganhado)

1. to win (to achieve victory in a game, a war, etc)
2. to earn (to receive payment for work)
3. First-person singular (eu) future subjunctive of ganhar
4. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) future subjunctive of ganhar
5. First-person singular (eu) personal infinitive of ganhar
6. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) personal infinitive of ganhar

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:ganhar.

Conjugation

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: gaanyaǥa