decatar
Galician
Etymology
14th century. From *decattare, from Latin de- + captāre (“to seize, catch”). Compare Spanish percatar.
Pronunciation
Verb
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- (dated) to perceive, to notice
- 14th century, Parker, Kelvin M. (ed.) (1975): Historia Troyana. Edición e introducción de ---. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento". [Incorpora as correccións de R. Lorenzo (Verba, 9, 1982, pp. 253-290)], page 134:
- Et basteçerõ moy bem os muros et as torres de armas et de cõpañas em tal maneyra que acõmo quer que viesem, nõ se decatasem de trayçom
- And they plentifully provided the walls and towers of weapons and troops, in such a manner that no matter how they would come, they wouldn't notice the treason
- Et basteçerõ moy bem os muros et as torres de armas et de cõpañas em tal maneyra que acõmo quer que viesem, nõ se decatasem de trayçom
- 14th century, Parker, Kelvin M. (ed.) (1975): Historia Troyana. Edición e introducción de ---. Santiago: Instituto "Padre Sarmiento". [Incorpora as correccións de R. Lorenzo (Verba, 9, 1982, pp. 253-290)], page 134:
- to realize (to become aware of a fact or situation)
Conjugation
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References
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- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “decat”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
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- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “decatar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN