finchar

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• inchar

Etymology

From Latin īnflō, īnflāre, with consonant spread of the medial [f], namely via *hinhláɾe or *finfláɾe, cf. Spanish hallar, and see also henchir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hinˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

finchar

1. to blow into and inflate something, fill with air

Descendants

• Old Spanish: hinchar
  • Ladino: inchar
  • Spanish: hinchar
    • Papiamentu: hincha

Further reading

• Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “hinchar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 365