grallar

Catalan

Etymology

From gralla +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ɡɾəˈʎa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ɡɾaˈʎaɾ]

Verb

grallar (first-person singular present grallo, first-person singular preterite grallí, past participle grallat)

1. to caw (make the cry of a crow)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of grallar (first conjugation)

infinitive			grallar
gerund			grallant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		grallat		grallada
		plural		grallats		grallades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	grallo	gralles	gralla	grallem	gralleu	grallen
	imperfect	grallava	grallaves	grallava	grallàvem	grallàveu	grallaven
	future	grallaré	grallaràs	grallarà	grallarem	grallareu	grallaran
	preterite	grallí	grallares	grallà	grallàrem	grallàreu	grallaren
	conditional	grallaria	grallaries	grallaria	grallaríem	grallaríeu	grallarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	gralli	grallis	gralli	grallem	gralleu	grallin
	imperfect	grallés	grallessis	grallés	gralléssim	gralléssiu	grallessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	gralla	gralli	grallem	gralleu	grallin
	negative (no)	—	no grallis	no gralli	no grallem	no gralleu	no grallin

Further reading

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

Galician

Etymology

From gralla (“jackdaw”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɾaˈʎaɾ/

Verb

grallar (first-person singular present grallo, first-person singular preterite grallei, past participle grallado)

1. to squawk
2. to caw

   Synonyms: croar, gacear

Conjugation

    Conjugation of grallar

	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	grallar
Personal	grallar	grallares	grallar	grallarmos	grallardes	grallaren
Gerund
	grallando
Past participle
Masculine	grallado			grallados
Feminine	grallada			gralladas
Indicative
Present	grallo	grallas	gralla	grallamos	grallades	grallan
Imperfect	grallaba	grallabas	grallaba	grallabamos	grallabades	grallaban
Preterite	grallei	grallaches	grallou	grallamos	grallastes	grallaron
Pluperfect	grallara	grallaras	grallara	grallaramos	grallarades	grallaran
Future	grallarei	grallarás	grallará	grallaremos	grallaredes	grallarán
Conditional	grallaría	grallarías	grallaría	grallariamos	grallariades	grallarían
Subjunctive
Present	gralle	gralles	gralle	grallemos	gralledes	grallen
Imperfect	grallase	grallases	grallase	grallásemos	grallásedes	grallasen
Future	grallar	grallares	grallar	grallarmos	grallardes	grallaren
Imperative
Affirmative		gralla	gralle	grallemos	grallade	grallen
Negative (non)		non gralles	non gralle	non grallemos	non gralledes	non grallen

Related terms

• gralla
• grallada
• grallaxe

References

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

Further reading

• “grallar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024