atropar

Asturian

Alternative forms

• tropar (Eastern)
• atroupar (Western)

Etymology

From Old Leonese atropar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atɾoˈpaɾ/ [a.t̪ɾoˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧tro‧par

Verb

atropar (first-person singular indicative present atropo, past participle atropáu)

1. to gather, assemble , pile up

   Synonyms: embalagar, afacinar, apilar

2. to hoard (money)

   Synonym: aforrar

   • 1920, Manuel García, Cartas a Xico‎^[1]:

     que los que tan na Bana / atropen el dinero como poxa / y non sienten gastalo nin migaya.

     those who are in Havana / hoard money as if it was husks / and they don't feel like spending it at all

3. (reflexive) to move away, to get out of the way

   Synonym: quitar

   Atrópate del camín ― Get out of the way

4. (historical) to line up (troops)
5. to say something that wasn't clear

   Nun sé qué m'atropó ― I don't know what he said to me

Conjugation

Conjugation of atropar

infinitive		atropar
gerund		atropando
past participle		m atropáu, f atropada, n atropao, m pl atropaos, f pl atropaes
person		first singular yo	second singular tu	third singular él/elli	first plural nosotros/nós	second plural vosotros/vós	third plural ellos
indicative	present	atropo	atropes	atropa	atropamos	atropáis	atropen
	imperfect	atropaba	atropabes	atropaba	atropábemos, atropábamos	atropabeis, atropabais	atropaben
	preterite	atropé	atropasti, atropesti	atropó	atropemos	atropastis, atropestis	atroparon
	pluperfect	atropare, atropara	atropares, atroparas	atropare, atropara	atropáremos, atropáramos	atropareis, atroparais	atroparen, atroparan
	future	atroparé	atroparás	atropará	atroparemos	atroparéis	atroparán
	conditional	atroparía	atroparíes	atroparía	atroparíemos, atroparíamos	atroparíeis, atroparíais	atroparíen
subjunctive	present	atrope	atropes, atropas	atrope	atropemos	atropéis	atropen, atropan
	imperfect	atropare, atropara	atropares, atroparas	atropare, atropara	atropáremos, atropáramos	atropareis, atroparais	atroparen, atroparan
imperative		—	atropa	—	—	atropái	—

Derived terms

• atropar la ceniza y esparder la fariña
• atropamientu
• atropadín
• atropabarru

Further reading

• García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “atropar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “atropar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN

Old Leonese

Etymology

Found in a Spanish document with heavy Leonese influence (Tractatus de proprietatibus rerum) dating to 1480.

Verb

atropar

1. to gather
   • 1480, Tractatus de proprietatibus rerum (Leonese-influenced Spanish):

     Es la buena abeja en sí pequeña, atropada y redonda y en la cintura estrecha y en media manera vellosa

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Descendants

• Asturian: atropar
• Leonese: atropare

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd

Proto-Italic *ad

Proto-Italic *ad-

Latin ad-

Spanish a-

Old French trope, trupe

Middle French trope, troupe

French troupeauder.

French troupebor.

Spanish tropa

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -āre

Old Spanish -ar

Spanish -ar

Spanish atropar

From a- + tropa + -ar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /atɾoˈpaɾ/ [a.t̪ɾoˈpaɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: a‧tro‧par

Verb

atropar (first-person singular present atropo, first-person singular preterite atropé, past participle atropado)

1. to line up (troops)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of atropar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			atropar
gerund			atropando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		atropado		atropada
		plural		atropados		atropadas
		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	atropo	atropastú atropásvos	atropa	atropamos	atropáis	atropan
	imperfect	atropaba	atropabas	atropaba	atropábamos	atropabais	atropaban
	preterite	atropé	atropaste	atropó	atropamos	atropasteis	atroparon
	future	atroparé	atroparás	atropará	atroparemos	atroparéis	atroparán
	conditional	atroparía	atroparías	atroparía	atroparíamos	atroparíais	atroparían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	atrope	atropestú atropésvos2	atrope	atropemos	atropéis	atropen
	imperfect (ra)	atropara	atroparas	atropara	atropáramos	atroparais	atroparan
	imperfect (se)	atropase	atropases	atropase	atropásemos	atropaseis	atropasen
	future1	atropare	atropares	atropare	atropáremos	atropareis	atroparen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		atropatú atropávos	atrope	atropemos	atropad	atropen
	negative		no atropes	no atrope	no atropemos	no atropéis	no atropen

¹Rare; now chiefly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tuteo-form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of atropar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
with infinitive atropar	dative	atroparme	atroparte	atroparle, atroparse	atroparnos	atroparos	atroparles, atroparse
	accusative	atroparme	atroparte	atroparlo, atroparla, atroparse	atroparnos	atroparos	atroparlos, atroparlas, atroparse
with gerund atropando	dative	atropándome	atropándote	atropándole, atropándose	atropándonos	atropándoos	atropándoles, atropándose
	accusative	atropándome	atropándote	atropándolo, atropándola, atropándose	atropándonos	atropándoos	atropándolos, atropándolas, atropándose
with informal second-person singular tuteo imperative atropa	dative	atrópame	atrópate	atrópale	atrópanos	not used	atrópales
	accusative	atrópame	atrópate	atrópalo, atrópala	atrópanos	not used	atrópalos, atrópalas
with informal second-person singular voseo imperative atropá	dative	atropame	atropate	atropale	atropanos	not used	atropales
	accusative	atropame	atropate	atropalo, atropala	atropanos	not used	atropalos, atropalas
with formal second-person singular imperative atrope	dative	atrópeme	not used	atrópele, atrópese	atrópenos	not used	atrópeles
	accusative	atrópeme	not used	atrópelo, atrópela, atrópese	atrópenos	not used	atrópelos, atrópelas
with first-person plural imperative atropemos	dative	not used	atropémoste	atropémosle	atropémonos	atropémoos	atropémosles
	accusative	not used	atropémoste	atropémoslo, atropémosla	atropémonos	atropémoos	atropémoslos, atropémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative atropad	dative	atropadme	not used	atropadle	atropadnos	atropaos	atropadles
	accusative	atropadme	not used	atropadlo, atropadla	atropadnos	atropaos	atropadlos, atropadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative atropen	dative	atrópenme	not used	atrópenle	atrópennos	not used	atrópenles, atrópense
	accusative	atrópenme	not used	atrópenlo, atrópenla	atrópennos	not used	atrópenlos, atrópenlas, atrópense

Further reading

• “atropar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025