edificar
Catalan edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin aedificāre (“to build, erect, establish; to create, frame”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
edificar (first-person singular present edifico, first-person singular preterite edifiquí, past participle edificat)
- (transitive) to build, construct
- (transitive) to build up
Conjugation edit
Further reading edit
- “edificar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “edificar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “edificar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “edificar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Galician edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin aedificāre, present active infinitive of aedificō (“I build, erect, establish; I create, frame”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
edificar (first-person singular present edifico, first-person singular preterite edifiquei, past participle edificado)
- to build
- 1327, foundational inscription of the church of Santa María a Nova, Noia, Galicia:
- Esta igleja edificou e sagrou Don frei Beringel arcibispo de Santiago en 28 dias de janeiro era MCCCLXV (AD 1327) e foi procurador Pero Bochon desta obra
- This church was built and consecrated by friar Beringel, archbishop of Santiago de Compostela, 28th of january, 1327; Pedro Bochón was the master of this work
- 1327, foundational inscription of the church of Santa María a Nova, Noia, Galicia:
Conjugation edit
1Less recommended.
References edit
- “edificar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
- “edificar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
- “edificar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin aedificāre (“to build, to erect, to establish; to create, to frame”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: e‧di‧fi‧car
Verb edit
edificar (first-person singular present edifico, first-person singular preterite edifiquei, past participle edificado)
- (transitive) to build
Conjugation edit
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “edificar” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “edificar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “edificar” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “edificar” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “edificar” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin aedificāre (“to build, erect, establish; to create, frame”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
edificar (first-person singular present edifico, first-person singular preterite edifiqué, past participle edificado)
- (transitive) to build
- (transitive) to set a good example
Conjugation edit
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “edificar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014