doblegar

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Catalan

Etymology

From Latin duplicāre, present active infinitive of duplicō. Compare the doublet duplicar, which was borrowed from Latin.

Pronunciation

Verb

doblegar (first-person singular present doblego, first-person singular preterite dobleguí, past participle doblegat)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to fold, bend
    Synonyms: doblar, plegar

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin duplicāre, present active infinitive of duplicō, probably through the intermediate of Catalan doblegar in the 15th century, as it was not found earlier in Old Spanish texts and is completely absent in Portuguese as well[1]. Doublet of duplicar, which was later borrowed directly from Latin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dobleˈɡaɾ/ [d̪o.β̞leˈɣ̞aɾ]

Verb

doblegar (first-person singular present doblego, first-person singular preterite doblegué, past participle doblegado)

  1. (transitive, reflexive) to bring down, vanquish, conquer, topple, defeat
  2. (transitive, reflexive) to fold, bend
    Synonyms: doblar, plegar
  3. (transitive, mathematics) to divide by two
  4. (reflexive) to kneel down

Conjugation

Anagrams

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos

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