/atoˈaɾ/, [a.t̪oˈaɾ]
OriginFirst attested in 1437. Etymology unknown. Probably not from Latin obturare; compare Galician aturar.
- to obstruct, to clog
“por rasón que o cano da fonte Arcada estaua atuado e tapado ena orta do dito Pero Gomes” — because the pipe of the Arched Fountain was clogged and obstructed in Pedro Gómez's garden
- to cover with earth
- datedto calm down
Formsatoo(first-person, present, singular) · atoei(first-person, preterite, singular) · atoado(participle, past) · atoar(impersonal, infinitive) · atoar(first-person, infinitive, singular) · atoares(infinitive, second-person, singular) · atoar(error-unrecognized-form, infinitive, personal, singular) · atoarmos(first-person, infinitive, plural) · atoardes(infinitive, plural, second-person) · atoaren(error-unrecognized-form, infinitive, personal, plural) · atoando(gerund) · atoado(error-unrecognized-form, masculine, participle, past, singular) · atoado(first-person, masculine, participle, past, singular) · atoado(masculine, participle, past, second-person, singular) · atoados(error-unrecognized-form, masculine, participle, past, plural) · atoados(first-person, masculine, participle, past, plural, second-person) · atoada(error-unrecognized-form, feminine, participle, past, singular) · atoada(feminine, first-person, participle, past, singular) · atoada(feminine, participle, past, second-person, singular) · atoadas(error-unrecognized-form, feminine, participle, past, plural)