engrapar
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From en- + grapa + -ar [c. 1900].
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əŋ.ɡɾəˈpa]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [eŋ.ɡɾaˈpaɾ]
- Homophone: engrapà
- Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb edit
engrapar (first-person singular present engrapo, first-person singular preterite engrapí, past participle engrapat)
- (transitive) to hold tightly (something) with the hands.
- (transitive) ) to secure (something) with a staple.
- Synonym: grapar
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of engrapar (first conjugation)
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “engrapar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
- “engrapar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “engrapar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
- “engrapar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
engrapar (first-person singular present engrapo, first-person singular preterite engrapé, past participle engrapado)
- (transitive) to clamp, cramp
- (transitive) to staple
- Synonym: grapar
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of engrapar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Further reading edit
- “engrapar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014