alçar

Catalan

Etymology

From Old Occitan, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, present active infinitive of *altiō, from Latin altus (“high”). Compare Aromanian analtsu, Dalmatian alzur, French hausser, Friulian alçâ, Italian alzare, Occitan auçar, Portuguese alçar, Romani auzar, Romanian înălța, Romansch auzar, Sardinian altsare, Spanish alzar.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

alçar (first-person singular present alço, past participle alçat)

  1. to raise
  2. to lift

Conjugation

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *altiāre, present active infinitive of *altiō, from Latin altus (“high”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.ˈt͡saɾ/

Verb

alçar

  1. to lift; to raise

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Descendants

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /aɫ.ˈsaɾ/
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /aw.ˈsa(ɹ)/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.ˈsa(ɻ)/

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese alçar, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, infinitive of *altiō, from Latin altus (“high”). Compare Aromanian analtsu, Catalan alçar, Dalmatian alzur, French hausser, Friulian alçâ, Italian alzare, Occitan auçar, Romani auzar, Romanian înălța, Romansch auzar, Sardinian altsare, Spanish alzar.

Verb

alçar (first-person singular present indicative alço, past participle alçado)

  1. to lift; to raise
  2. to build; to erect a construction
  3. to raise one’s eyes
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Etymology 2

Alça (“handle”) +‎ -ar, from alçar (“to lift”).

Verb

alçar (first-person singular present indicative alço, past participle alçado)

  1. to furnish with alças (semicircular handles)
    Como a mala era muito pesada, alçaram-na.
    As the bag was too heavy, they put handles on it.
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