afastar
Meaning
- (transitive) to repel, to move apart
- (reflexive) to retreat, to go back
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/afasˈtaɾ/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese afastar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), of obscure origin; maybe from Proto-Germanic *fastuz (“fixed, firm”), through Suevic [Term?] or Gothic.
'%3e%3c/path%3e%3c/g%3e%3cdefs%3e%3cmarker%20markerWidth='4.5'%20markerHeight='4.5'%20refX='2.25'%20refY='2.25'%20viewBox='0%200%204.5%204.5'%20orient='auto'%20id='SvgjsMarker4023'%3e%3cpolygon%20points='0,4.5%201.5,2.25%200,0%204.5,2.25'%20fill='white'%3e%3c/polygon%3e%3c/marker%3e%3c/defs%3e%3c/svg%3e)
Start learning Galician with learnfeliz.
Practice speaking and memorizing "afastar" and many other words and sentences in Galician.
Go to our Galician course page
Notes
Sign in to write sticky notes
Questions
