acrecer

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese acrecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria) from Latin accrescere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [akɾeˈθeɾ], (western) [akɾeˈseɾ]

Verb

acrecer (first-person singular present acrezo, first-person singular preterite acrecín, past participle acrecido)

  1. to increase

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • acrecemento

References

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin accrēscere, from ad + crēscō. Compare English accrue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /akɾeˈθeɾ/ [a.kɾeˈθeɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /akɾeˈseɾ/ [a.kɾeˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧cre‧cer

Verb

acrecer (first-person singular present acrezco, first-person singular preterite acrecí, past participle acrecido)

  1. (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to increase
    Synonym: aumentar

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading