caer

See also: Caer

Asturian

Verb

caer

1. Alternative form of cayer

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Galician

Alternative forms

• caír

Etymology

From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese caer, from Vulgar Latin *cadēre, from Latin cadere, present active infinitive of cadō, from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”). Cognate with Portuguese cair and Spanish caer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈeɾ/

Verb

1. (intransitive) to fall, fall off, fall down
2. (of a time) to fall on; to occur
3. to fall; to decline; to collapse
4. to fall; to die in battle

Derived terms

• caer auga a caldeiros
• caer chuzos de punta
• caer de cu
• caer de fuciños

 

Related terms

• acaer
• esquecer

 

References

• Template:R:DDGM
• “caer” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG
• “caer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *cadēre, from Latin cadere, present active infinitive of cadō, from Proto-Italic *kadō, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱh₂d- (“to fall”). Cognate with Portuguese cair.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kaˈeɾ/ [kaˈeɾ]

Verb

1. (intransitive, reflexive) to fall (to move to a lower position due to gravity)
2. (intransitive) to fall (to come down, to drop, to descend)

   La lluvia cae más fuerte que antes. ― The rain is falling heavier than before.

3. (intransitive, reflexive) to fall down, to collapse (to fall to the ground)
4. (intransitive, reflexive) to fall out (to come out of something by falling)

   El pelo dañado puede caerse. ― Damaged hair can fall out.

5. (intransitive) to fall into, to fall for; to be ensnared by

   caer en la trampa ― to fall in the trap

6. (intransitive) to fall into (to enter a negative state)
7. (intransitive) to fall, to collapse (to be overthrown or defeated)

   El imperio romano cayó poco a poco. ― The Roman Empire fell little by little.

8. (intransitive) to get (to understand)

   No caigo. ― I don't get it.

9. (intransitive) to be granted or awarded

   Le cayó una multa. ― She got fined.

10. (intransitive) to fall under (to belong to for purposes of categorization)
11. (intransitive) to fall on (to occur on a particular day)

Derived terms

• caer bien
• caer chuzos de punta
• caer como chinches
• caer como moscas
• caer en gracia
• caer en la cuenta
• caer en saco roto
• caer mal
• caerle una buena
• caérsele el alma a los pies
• caérsele la casa encima
• caérsele los anillos
• caérsele los palos del sombrajo
• dejar caer
• dejarse caer
• estar al caer

 

Related terms

• acaecer
• cadente
• caerse
• caída
• cascada
• cayente
• decaer
• escaecer

 

Anagrams

• acre, arce, cera, crea

References

• Template:R:DRAE 2001

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Welsh

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /kaːɨ̯r/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /kai̯r/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Celtic *kagrom (compare Cornish ker (“fort, camp (earthwork), hillfort”)), from *kagyom (“enclosure, fence”), from *kagʰ-. More at cae.

Noun

caer m (plural caerau or caeroedd or ceyrydd)

1. fort, fortress, enclosed stronghold, castle, fortress, citadel, fortified town or city
2. wall, rampart, bulwark
3. twill

Derived terms

• bryngaer
• caergawell
• caerog
• caeru

 

Related terms

• cae
• cau
• mynci

 

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Alternative forms

• caffer

Verb

caer

1. (literary) impersonal imperative of cael

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
caer	gaer	nghaer	chaer
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “caer”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies