arrossegar

Catalan

Etymology

From a- +‎ rossegar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.ru.səˈɣa]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ro.səˈɣa]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.ro.seˈɣaɾ]
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

arrossegar (first-person singular present arrossego, first-person singular preterite arrosseguí, past participle arrossegat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencian) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

(transitive, intransitive) to drag
Pesava massa i va haver d'arrossegar-lo. ― It weighed too much and he had to drag it.
(graphical user interface) to drag (to operate a mouse or similar device by moving it with a button held)
(reflexive) to drag oneself, to crawl
(takes a reflexive pronoun) to hang around
- 1967, Manuel de Pedrolo, Totes les bèsties de càrrega:
  Un suc groguenc rellisca cap al plat i s'arrossega pels racons clivellats abans de desaparèixer per la reixeta del desguàs.
  A yellowish liquid slides towards the plate and collects in the nooks and crannies before disappearing through the grille of the drain.

Conjugation

Conjugation of arrossegar (first conjugation, g-gu alternation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			arrossegar
gerund			arrossegant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		arrossegat		arrossegada
		plural		arrossegats		arrossegades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	arrossego	arrossegues	arrossega	arrosseguem	arrossegueu	arrosseguen
	imperfect	arrossegava	arrossegaves	arrossegava	arrossegàvem	arrossegàveu	arrossegaven
	future	arrossegaré	arrossegaràs	arrossegarà	arrossegarem	arrossegareu	arrossegaran
	preterite	arrosseguí	arrossegares	arrossegà	arrossegàrem	arrossegàreu	arrossegaren
	conditional	arrossegaria	arrossegaries	arrossegaria	arrossegaríem	arrossegaríeu	arrossegarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	arrossegui	arrosseguis	arrossegui	arrosseguem	arrossegueu	arrosseguin
	imperfect	arrossegués	arrosseguessis	arrossegués	arrosseguéssim	arrosseguéssiu	arrosseguessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	arrossega	arrossegui	arrosseguem	arrossegueu	arrosseguin
	negative (no)	—	no arrosseguis	no arrossegui	no arrosseguem	no arrossegueu	no arrosseguin

Derived terms

arrossegada
arrossegador
arrossegall
arrossegament
arrossegar pel fang
arrossegar-se als peus

Further reading

“arrossegar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“arrossegar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024

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