acerca

See also: acercá

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ad circa.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈθeɾka/

Adverb

acerca

1. near

References

• Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)‎^[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Mirandese

Adverb

acerca

1. near

Portuguese

Verb

acerca

1. inflection of acercar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /aˈθeɾka/ [aˈθeɾ.ka]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /aˈseɾka/ [aˈseɾ.ka]

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• Rhymes: -eɾka
• Syllabification: a‧cer‧ca

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ad circa.

Adverb

acerca

1. (archaic) adjacent
2. Only used in acerca de (“about; concerning”)

Derived terms

• acerca de

 

Related terms

• acercar
• cerca

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

acerca

1. inflection of acercar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “acerca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014