alicerce

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic الأَسَاس (al-ʔasās, “foundation”). Cognate with Portuguese alicerce and Spanish alizace.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [aliˈθɛɾθɪ], (western) [aliˈsɛɾsɪ]

Noun

alicerce m (plural alicerces)

1. (usually in the plural) foundation

   Synonym: cimento

2. base, basis

   Synonym: fundamento

References

• “alicerce” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “alicerce” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “alicerce” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

alicerces

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.liˈsɛʁ.si/ [a.liˈsɛh.si]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.liˈsɛʁ.si/ [a.liˈsɛh.si]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.liˈsɛɾ.si/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.liˈsɛʁ.si/ [a.liˈsɛχ.si]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.liˈsɛɻ.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.liˈsɛɾ.sɨ/

• Hyphenation: a‧li‧cer‧ce

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic الأَسَاس (al-ʔasās, “foundation”). Cognate with Galician alicerce.

Noun

alicerce m (plural alicerces)

1. foundation
2. base, basis

Derived terms

• • alicerçar

   

Etymology 2

Verb

alicerce

1. inflection of alicerçar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative