ancorar

Catalan

Etymology

From àncora +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əŋ.kuˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.koˈɾa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [aŋ.koˈɾaɾ]

Verb

ancorar (first-person singular present ancoro, first-person singular preterite ancorí, past participle ancorat)

1. to anchor (secure with an anchor)

Further reading

• “ancorar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “ancorar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “ancorar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “ancorar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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Galician

Etymology

From áncora +‎ -ar.

Verb

1. to anchor (secure with an anchor)

Further reading

• “ancorar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

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Occitan

Etymology

From ancora +‎ -ar.

Verb

ancorar

1. to anchor (secure with an anchor)

Conjugation

    Lengadocian (Central Occitan)

		simple			compound
infinitive		ancorar			aver ancorat
gerund		ancorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		ancorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ancori	ancoras	ancora	ancoram	ancoratz	ancoran
	imperfect	ancoravi	ancoravas	ancorava	ancoràvem	ancoràvetz	ancoravan
	preterite	ancorèri	ancorères	ancorèt	ancorèrem	ancorèretz	ancorèron
	future	ancorarai	ancoraràs	ancorarà	ancorarem	ancoraretz	ancoraràn
	conditional	ancorariái	ancorariás	ancorariá	ancorariam	ancorariatz	ancorarián
	conditional 2nd form1	ancorèra	ancorèras	ancorèra	ancoreram	ancoreratz	ancorèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ancore	ancores	ancore	ancorem	ancoretz	ancoren
	imperfect	ancorèssi	ancorèsses	ancorèsse	ancorèssem	ancorèssetz	ancorèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ancora		ancorem	ancoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Auvernhàs

		simple			compound
infinitive		ancorar			aver ancorat
gerund		ancorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		ancorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ancore	ancores	ancora	ancoram	ancoratz	ancoron
	imperfect	ancorave	ancoraves	ancorava	ancoraviam	ancoraviatz	ancoravon
	preterite	ancorere	ancoreres	ancoret	ancorem	ancoretz	ancoreron
	future	ancorarai	ancoraràs	ancorará	ancorarem	ancoraretz	ancorarán
	conditional	ancorariá	ancorariás	ancorariá	ancorariam	ancorariatz	ancorarián
	conditional 2nd form1	ancorèra	ancorèras	ancorèra	ancoreram	ancoreratz	ancorèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ancore	ancores	ancore	ancorassiam	ancorassiatz	ancoron
	imperfect	ancoresse	ancoresses	ancoresse	ancoressiam	ancoressiatz	ancoresson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ancora		ancorassiam	ancoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Gascon

		simple			compound
infinitive		ancorar			aver ancorat
gerund		ancorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		ancorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ancori	ancoras	ancora	ancoram	ancoratz	ancoran
	imperfect	ancoravi	ancoravas	ancorava	ancoràvam	ancoràvatz	ancoravan
	preterite	ancorèi	ancorès	ancorè	ancorèm	ancorètz	ancorèn
	future	ancorarèi	ancoraràs	ancorarà	ancoraram	ancoraratz	ancoraràn
	conditional	ancorarí	ancorarés	ancoraré	ancorarem	ancoraretz	ancorarén
	conditional 2nd form1	ancorèra	ancorèras	ancorèra	ancoreram	ancoreratz	ancorèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ancori	ancores	ancore	ancorem	ancoretz	ancoren
	imperfect	ancorèssi	ancorèsses	ancorèsse	ancorèssem	ancorèssetz	ancorèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ancora		ancorem	ancoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Lemosin

		simple			compound
infinitive		ancorar			aver ancorat
gerund		ancorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		ancorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ancore	ancoras	ancora	ancoram	ancoratz	ancoran
	imperfect	ancorava	ancoravas	ancorava	ancoràvam	ancoràvatz	ancoravan
	preterite	ancorei	ancoreras	ancoret	ancorèram	ancorèratz	ancoreran
	future	ancorarai	ancoraràs	ancorará	ancorarem	ancoraretz	ancorarán
	conditional	ancorariá	ancorariàs	ancorariá	ancorariam	ancorariatz	ancorarián
	conditional 2nd form1	ancorèra	ancorèras	ancorèra	ancoreram	ancoreratz	ancorèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ancore	ancores	ancore	ancorem	ancoretz	ancoren
	imperfect	ancorèsse	ancorèsses	ancorèsse	ancorèssem	ancorèssetz	ancorèssen
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ancora		ancorem	ancoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

    Provençau

		simple			compound
infinitive		ancorar			aver ancorat
gerund		ancorant			use gerund of aver + past participle
past participle		ancorat			—
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		ieu	tu	el	nosautres	vosautres	eles
	present	ancore	ancores	ancora	ancoram	ancoratz	ancoran
	imperfect	ancoravi	ancoravas	ancorava	ancoràvem	ancoràvetz	ancoravan
	preterite	ancorère	ancorères	ancorèt	ancoreriam	ancoreriatz	ancorèron
	future	ancorarai	ancoraràs	ancorarà	ancorarem	ancoraretz	ancoraràn
	conditional	ancorariáu	ancorariás	ancorariá	ancorariam	ancorariatz	ancorarián
	conditional 2nd form1	ancorèra	ancorèras	ancorèra	ancoreram	ancoreratz	ancorèran
compound tenses	present perfect	use the present tense of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect tense of aver + past participle
	past anterior	use the preterite tense of aver + past participle
	future perfect	use the future tense of aver + past participle
	conditional perfect	use the conditional tense of aver + past participle
subjunctive		que ieu	que tu	que el	que nosautres	que vosautres	que eles
	present	ancore	ancores	ancore	ancorem	ancoretz	ancoran
	imperfect	ancorèsse	ancorèsses	ancorèsse	ancoressiam	ancoressiatz	ancorèsson
compound tenses	past	use the present subjunctive of aver + past participle
	pluperfect	use the imperfect subjunctive of aver + past participle
imperative		—	tu	—	nosautres	vosautres	—
			ancora		ancorem	ancoratz	1Now chiefly obsolete, still in use in some Limousin and Vivaro-Alpin dialects

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Portuguese

Etymology

From âncora (“anchor”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ku.ˈɾaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /ˌɐ̃.ko.ˈɾa(ʁ)/

Verb

1. (transitive) to anchor (to secure a watercraft with an anchor)

   O capitão quer ancorar o barco no meio do river. ― The captain wants to anchor the boat in the middle of the river.

2. Template:indtr to hold on to (to grasp tightly)

   Me ancorei no corrimão para não cair. ― I held on to the handrail so I wouldn’t fall.

   Synonym: segurar-se em

3. Template:indtr to be strongly based on

   Nosso sistema legal se ancora no dos romanos. ― Our legal system is based on the Roman one.

   Synonyms: alicerçar-se em, fundamentar-se em, (not implying as strong a basis) basear-se em

4. (broadcasting, rare) to anchor (to host a news program)

   Synonym: apresentar

5. Template:pt-verb-form-of

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Spanish

Etymology

áncora +‎ -ar

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ankoˈɾaɾ/ [ãŋ.koˈɾaɾ]

Verb

ancorar (first-person singular present ancoro, first-person singular preterite ancoré, past participle ancorado)

1. to anchor (secure with an anchor)

   Synonym: anclar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of ancorar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			ancorar
gerund			ancorando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		ancorado		ancorada
		plural		ancorados		ancoradas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ancoro	ancorastú ancorásvos	ancora	ancoramos	ancoráis	ancoran
	imperfect	ancoraba	ancorabas	ancoraba	ancorábamos	ancorabais	ancoraban
	preterite	ancoré	ancoraste	ancoró	ancoramos	ancorasteis	ancoraron
	future	ancoraré	ancorarás	ancorará	ancoraremos	ancoraréis	ancorarán
	conditional	ancoraría	ancorarías	ancoraría	ancoraríamos	ancoraríais	ancorarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	ancore	ancorestú ancorésvos2	ancore	ancoremos	ancoréis	ancoren
	imperfect (ra)	ancorara	ancoraras	ancorara	ancoráramos	ancorarais	ancoraran
	imperfect (se)	ancorase	ancorases	ancorase	ancorásemos	ancoraseis	ancorasen
	future1	ancorare	ancorares	ancorare	ancoráremos	ancorareis	ancoraren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		ancoratú ancorávos	ancore	ancoremos	ancorad	ancoren
	negative		no ancores	no ancore	no ancoremos	no ancoréis	no ancoren

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Derived terms

• ancoraje

Further reading

• “ancorar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28