jaquir

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • gicar

Etymology

Of Germanic origin, probably Frankish *aikan, from Proto-Germanic *aikaną (“to make one's own”), see also Gothic 𐌰𐍆𐌰𐌹𐌺𐌰𐌽 (afaikan, “to renounce, forswear”).[1]

Pronunciation

Verb

jaquir (first-person singular present jaqueixo, past participle jaquit)

  1. to leave, to abandon

Conjugation

Synonyms

References

  1. Manual of Catalan Linguistics. (2020). Germany: De Gruyter, p. 314

Spanish

Etymology

From Catalan jaquir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /xaˈkiɾ/ [xaˈkiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: ja‧quir

Verb

jaquir (first-person singular present jaco, first-person singular preterite jaquí, past participle jaquido)

  1. (dated) to forsake, to abandon
    Synonyms: desamparar, dejar

Conjugation

Further reading

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