conquista

conquista

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

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

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

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)

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

conquista

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

• Hyphenation: con‧quis‧ta

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

conquista f (plural conquistas)

1. conquest
2. achievement

conquista

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

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

conquista f (plural conquistas)

1. conquest

conquista

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

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