alçar

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, present active infinitive of *altiō, from Latin altus (“high”). Template:coglist.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [əlˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [alˈsaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

alçar (first-person singular present alço, first-person singular preterite alcí, past participle alçat)

1. to raise
2. to lift

Derived terms

• alçada
• alçament

Related terms

• alt

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Old Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *altiāre, present active infinitive of *altiō, from Latin altus (“high”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /al.ˈt͡saɾ/

Verb

alçar

1. to lift; to raise

Synonyms

• erger, levantar

Related terms

• alto

Descendants

• Galician: alzar
• Portuguese: alçar

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɫ.ˈsaɾ/
• IPA^(key): /aw.ˈsa(ɹ)/
• IPA^(key): /aw.ˈsa(ɻ)/

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese alçar, from Vulgar Latin *altiāre, infinitive of *altiō, from Latin altus (“high”). Template:coglist

Verb

1. to lift; to raise
2. to build; to erect a construction
3. to raise one’s eyes

Synonyms

• (to lift): alcear, elevar, erguer, içar, levantar
• (to build): alcear, construir, erguer, erigir

Derived terms

• alçada

Etymology 2

Alça (“handle”) +‎ -ar, from alçar (“to lift”).

Verb

1. to furnish with alças (semicircular handles)

   Como a mala era muito pesada, alçaram-na.

   As the bag was too heavy, they put handles on it.

Related terms

• alto