esforzar
Galician
editEtymology
editFrom Old Galician-Portuguese esforçar, from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (“strong”).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editesforzar (first-person singular present esforzo, first-person singular preterite esforcei, past participle esforzado)
- (pronominal) to encourage; to exert oneself
- (transitive) to force
- (transitive) to rape
- (transitive, dated) to encourage, strengthen
- (intransitive, dated) to take courage, gather strength
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of esforzar (c-z alternation)
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “esforçar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “esforç”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “esforzar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “esforzar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “esforzar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin *exfortiāre, ultimately from Latin fortis (“strong”). Or, by surface analysis, es- + forzar.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /esfoɾˈθaɾ/ [es.foɾˈθaɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /esfoɾˈsaɾ/ [es.foɾˈsaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: es‧for‧zar
Verb
editesforzar (first-person singular present esfuerzo, first-person singular preterite esforcé, past participle esforzado)
- (transitive) to encourage
- (transitive) to strain, struggle
- (reflexive) to strive
- (reflexive) to attempt
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of esforzar (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of esforzar (o-ue alternation; c-z alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “esforzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28
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- Galician terms inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese
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- Galician lemmas
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- Galician transitive verbs
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- Spanish 3-syllable words
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- Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ
- Rhymes:Spanish/aɾ/3 syllables
- Spanish lemmas
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- Spanish verbs ending in -ar
- Spanish verbs with o-ue alternation
- Spanish verbs with c-z alternation
- Spanish transitive verbs
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