doblegar

Catalan

Etymology

From , from Latin duplicāre, present active infinitive of duplicō. Compare the borrowed doublet duplicar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [du.βləˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [do.bləˈɣa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [do.bleˈɣaɾ]
• Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

doblegar (first-person singular present doblego, first-person singular preterite dobleguí, past participle doblegat)

1. (transitive, reflexive) to fold, bend

   Synonyms: doblar, plegar

Related terms

• doblar
• doble
• duplicar

 

Further reading

• “doblegar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin duplicāre, present active infinitive of duplicō, probably through the intermediate of Catalan doblegar in the 15th century, as it was not found earlier in Old Spanish texts and is completely absent in Portuguese as well. Doublet of duplicar, which was later borrowed directly from Latin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dobleˈɡaɾ/ [d̪o.β̞leˈɣ̞aɾ]

Verb

1. (transitive, reflexive) to bring down, vanquish, conquer, topple, defeat
2. (transitive, reflexive) to fold, bend

   Synonyms: doblar, plegar

3. (transitive, mathematics) to divide by two

Related terms

• doblar
• doble

 

Further reading

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