depenicar

Galician

Alternative forms

• depinicar

Etymology

From de- +‎ pena (“feather”) +‎ -icar, frequentative suffix: compare abanicar, fochicar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [depɪniˈkaɾ]

Verb

depenicar (first-person singular present depenico, first-person singular preterite depeniquei, past participle depenicado)

1. to pluck (a feather, leaf, etc, one at a time)

   Synonym: depenar

2. to peck; to nibble
   • 1894, Luís Otero Pimentel, Truada de rapaces:

     Dempois vin dúas lavandeiras que depenicaban unha espiga de trigo na leira de Xan de Pedreira, unha pomba que voaba pró souto de Fonte Boa, unha péga que fuxía de un lagarteiro, catro corvos que espaturraban un canciño morto na carballeira, un melro que asubiaba entre as follas dun cereixo, un carpinteiro que facía o burato pró seu niño; e unha laverca que rebulía no aire, con unha miñoquiña no pico.

     After this I saw two wagtails which were pecking a wheat spike at the field of Xan de Pedreira, a dove flying to the wood of Fonte Boa, a magpie fleeing from a kestrel, four ravens which were clawing at a dead pup at the oak grove, a blackbird whistling in the leaves of a cherry tree, a woodpecker making the hole of its nest; and a lark fluttering in the air with a little earthworm in its beak.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of depenicar (c-qu alternation)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	depenicar
Personal	depenicar	depenicares	depenicar	depenicarmos	depenicardes	depenicaren
Gerund
	depenicando
Past participle
Masculine	depenicado			depenicados
Feminine	depenicada			depenicadas
Indicative
Present	depenico	depenicas	depenica	depenicamos	depenicades	depenican
Imperfect	depenicaba	depenicabas	depenicaba	depenicabamos	depenicabades	depenicaban
Preterite	depeniquei	depenicaches	depenicou	depenicamos	depenicastes	depenicaron
Pluperfect	depenicara	depenicaras	depenicara	depenicaramos	depenicarades	depenicaran
Future	depenicarei	depenicarás	depenicará	depenicaremos	depenicaredes	depenicarán
Conditional	depenicaría	depenicarías	depenicaría	depenicariamos	depenicariades	depenicarían
Subjunctive
Present	depenique	depeniques	depenique	depeniquemos	depeniquedes	depeniquen
Imperfect	depenicase	depenicases	depenicase	depenicásemos	depenicásedes	depenicasen
Future	depenicar	depenicares	depenicar	depenicarmos	depenicardes	depenicaren
Imperative
Affirmative		depenica	depenique	depeniquemos	depenicade	depeniquen
Negative (non)		non depeniques	non depenique	non depeniquemos	non depeniquedes	non depeniquen

    Reintegrated conjugation of depenicar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	depenicar
Personal	depenicar	depenicares	depenicar	depenicarmos	depenicardes	depenicarem
Gerund
	depenicando
Past participle
Masculine	depenicado			depenicados
Feminine	depenicada			depenicadas
Indicative
Present	depenico	depenicas	depenica	depenicamos	depenicades, depenicais	depenicam
Imperfect	depenicava	depenicavas	depenicava	depenicávamos	depenicávades, depenicáveis, depenicávais1	depenicavam
Preterite	depeniquei	depenicaste, depenicache1	depenicou	depenicamos	depenicastes	depenicárom, depenicaram
Pluperfect	depenicara	depenicaras	depenicara	depenicáramos	depenicárades, depenicáreis, depenicárais1	depenicaram
Future	depenicarei	depenicarás	depenicará	depenicaremos	depenicaredes, depenicareis	depenicarám, depenicarão
Conditional	depenicaria	depenicarias	depenicaria	depenicaríamos	depenicaríades, depenicaríeis, depenicaríais1	depenicariam
Subjunctive
Present	depenique	depeniques	depenique	depeniquemos	depeniquedes, depeniqueis	depeniquem
Imperfect	depenicasse	depenicasses	depenicasse	depenicássemos	depenicássedes, depenicásseis	depenicassem
Future	depenicar	depenicares	depenicar	depenicarmos	depenicardes	depenicarem
Imperative
Affirmative		depenica	depenique	depeniquemos	depenicade, depenicai	depeniquem
Negative (nom)		nom depeniques	nom depenique	nom depeniquemos	nom depeniquedes, nom depeniqueis	nom depeniquem

¹Less recommended.

Related terms

• penico
• repenicar

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “depenicar”, 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), “depenicar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “depenicar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “depenicar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN