alcanzar
Galician edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Attested since the 13th century (alcançar). From Vulgar Latin *accalciare, from calx, calcis (“heel”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
alcanzar (first-person singular present alcanzo, first-person singular preterite alcancei, past participle alcanzado)
- (transitive) to reach; to catch
- (transitive) to attain
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References edit
- “alcançar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “alcanç” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
- “alcanzar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
- “alcanzar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
- “alcanzar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Vulgar Latin *incalciāre (ultimately related to Latin calx (“heel”)), influenced by Arabic اَل (al-) and/or the Spanish preposition al. Compare the form encalzar, Portuguese encalçar, Catalan encalçar. Also compare English causeway, cause- being derived from calciare (“to tread”), which Spanish calzar also descends from.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /alkanˈθaɾ/ [al.kãn̟ˈθaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /alkanˈsaɾ/ [al.kãnˈsaɾ]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: al‧can‧zar
Verb edit
alcanzar (first-person singular present alcanzo, first-person singular preterite alcancé, past participle alcanzado)
- (transitive) to reach; to attain or achieve; to catch up with
- (intransitive) to be enough; to suffice
- (transitive) to peak, to peak at
- Synonym: llegar
Usage notes edit
- When alcanzar is used to mean to peak or to peak at, it is usually followed by some measurable direct object like "el puesto", "el número", "un punto máximo". Thus, alcanzar in this case means to reach. Ultimately, the way to say that someone "peaked" in their career or a song "peaked" on the charts is expressed as "to reach a high point of" or "to reach the position of".
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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Further reading edit
- “alcanzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014