conquista

See also: Conquista, conquistá, and conquistà

Catalan

Verb

conquista

1. inflection of conquistar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

conquista

1. inflection of conquistar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈkwi.sta/
• Rhymes: -ista
• Hyphenation: con‧quì‧sta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *conquista (“conquest”). Compare Spanish conquista, French conquête. By surface analysis, conquistare (“to conquer”) +‎ -a.

Noun

conquista f (plural conquiste)

1. conquest, seizure, capture

   Synonym: presa

2. attainment, achievement, breakthrough, gain

   Synonyms: ottenimento, presa, raggiungimento, successo

3. catch (A find, in particular a boyfriend or girlfriend or prospective spouse)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conquista

1. inflection of conquistare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈkis.tɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈkis.tɐ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /kõˈkiʃ.tɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõˈkis.ta/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõˈkiʃ.tɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -istɐ, (Portugal, Rio de Janeiro) -iʃtɐ
• Hyphenation: con‧quis‧ta

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese conquista, probably deverbal from conquistar. Possibly corresponds to a Vulgar Latin *conquista, from the feminine of Latin conquīsītus.

Noun

conquista f (plural conquistas)

1. conquest
2. achievement
3. (figurative) seduction

   Synonyms: paquera, engate

   Andas à conquista?

   Are you out flirting?

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

conquista

1. inflection of conquistar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /konˈkista/ [kõŋˈkis.t̪a]
• Rhymes: -ista
• Syllabification: con‧quis‧ta

Etymology 1

Either deverbal from conquistar or from a Vulgar Latin *conquīsta, from the feminine of Latin conquīsītus. Compare Portuguese and Italian conquista, French conquête.

Noun

conquista f (plural conquistas)

1. conquest

Etymology 2

Verb

conquista

1. inflection of conquistar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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