alcanzar

Galician

Alternative forms

• acalzar

Etymology

Attested since the 13th century (alcançar). From Vulgar Latin *accalciare, from calx, calcis (“heel”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkanˈθaɾ/, (western) /alkanˈsaɾ/

Verb

1. (transitive) to reach; to catch

   Synonyms: abranguer, acadar

2. (transitive) to attain

   Synonyms: acadar, atanguer, atinxir

Derived terms

• alcanzábel
• inalcanzábel

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “alcanç”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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• “alcanzar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• alcançar (obsolete)

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin incalciō, incalciāre (ultimately related to Latin calx (“heel”)), influenced by Arabic اَل (al-) and/or the Spanish preposition al. Compare the form encalzar, Portuguese and Catalan encalçar. Also compare English causeway, cause- being derived from calciare (“to tread”), which the Spanish calzar also descends from.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /alkanˈθaɾ/ [al.kãn̟ˈθaɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /alkanˈsaɾ/ [al.kãnˈsaɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive) to reach; to attain or achieve
2. (intransitive) to be enough; to suffice

Derived terms

• alcance
• alcanzable

Further reading

• “alcanzar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014