mealhar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From mealha (“mediaeval Portuguese coin”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /me.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ [me.aˈʎa(h)], /mi.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ [mɪ.aˈʎa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /mjaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [mjaˈʎa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /me.aˈʎa(ɾ)/, /mi.aˈʎa(ɾ)/ [mɪ.aˈʎa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /mjaˈʎa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /me.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ [me.aˈʎa(χ)], /mi.aˈʎa(ʁ)/ [mɪ.aˈʎa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /mjaˈʎa(ʁ)/ [mjaˈʎa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /me.aˈʎa(ɻ)/

Verb

mealhar (first-person singular present mealho, first-person singular preterite mealhei, past participle mealhado)

  1. (rare) to save money little by little
    Synonyms: amealhar, economizar
  2. (rare) to accumulate something bit by bit
    Synonyms: amealhar, coletar, colher, juntar, respigar

Usage notes

The usage of amealhar is much more common than mealhar.

Conjugation
    Conjugation of mealhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal mealhar
Personal mealhar mealhares mealhar mealharmos mealhardes mealharem
Gerund
mealhando
Past participle
Masculine mealhado mealhados
Feminine mealhada mealhadas
Indicative
Present mealho mealhas mealha mealhamos mealhais mealham
Imperfect mealhava mealhavas mealhava mealhávamos mealháveis mealhavam
Preterite mealhei mealhaste mealhou mealhamos1, mealhámos2 mealhastes mealharam
Pluperfect mealhara mealharas mealhara mealháramos mealháreis mealharam
Future mealharei mealharás mealhará mealharemos mealhareis mealharão
Conditional mealharia mealharias mealharia mealharíamos mealharíeis mealhariam
Subjunctive
Present mealhe mealhes mealhe mealhemos mealheis mealhem
Imperfect mealhasse mealhasses mealhasse mealhássemos mealhásseis mealhassem
Future mealhar mealhares mealhar mealharmos mealhardes mealharem
Imperative
Affirmative mealha mealhe mealhemos mealhai mealhem
Negative (não) não mealhes não mealhe não mealhemos não mealheis não mealhem

1Brazil.
2Portugal.

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