espicossar

Catalan

Etymology

From es- +‎ picar +‎ -ós-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əs.pi.kuˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əs.pi.koˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [es.pi.koˈsaɾ]

Verb

espicossar (first-person singular present espicosso, first-person singular preterite espicossí, past participle espicossat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to peck at (things on the ground), to pick up with the beak
   • 2015, Sebastià Alzamora, El malcontenta:

     Espicossaven la terra i els insectes que hi trobaven. Semblaven tranquil·les, les tres gallines.

     They pecked at the ground and the insects which they found there. They seemed tranquil, the three hens.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of espicossar (first conjugation)

infinitive			espicossar
gerund			espicossant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		espicossat		espicossada
		plural		espicossats		espicossades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	espicosso	espicosses	espicossa	espicossem	espicosseu	espicossen
	imperfect	espicossava	espicossaves	espicossava	espicossàvem	espicossàveu	espicossaven
	future	espicossaré	espicossaràs	espicossarà	espicossarem	espicossareu	espicossaran
	preterite	espicossí	espicossares	espicossà	espicossàrem	espicossàreu	espicossaren
	conditional	espicossaria	espicossaries	espicossaria	espicossaríem	espicossaríeu	espicossarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	espicossi	espicossis	espicossi	espicossem	espicosseu	espicossin
	imperfect	espicossés	espicossessis	espicossés	espicosséssim	espicosséssiu	espicossessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	espicossa	espicossi	espicossem	espicosseu	espicossin
	negative (no)	—	no espicossis	no espicossi	no espicossem	no espicosseu	no espicossin

Related terms

• picossejar

Further reading

• “espicossar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.