alquirir

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adquīrere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alkiˈɾiɾ/ [al.kiˈɾiɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: al‧qui‧rir

Verb

alquirir (first-person singular indicative present alquiro, past participle alquiríu)

  1. to acquire
    Synonym: pescanciar
    • (Can we date this quote?), Faustino Suárez Antuña, “Pozu Samuño”, in patrimoniu industrial.com‎[1]:
      Nel 1907 el popular empresariu vascu Horacio Echevarrieta alquirió estos cotos.
      In (the year) 1907 the popular basque businissesman Horacio Echevarrieta acquired these reserves.
    • 2007 September 3, “Más de 13.000 euros recaudaos na puya d'obres d'arte pola oficialidá”, in asturies.com‎[2]:
      L'alcalde d'Uviéu, Gabino de Lorenzo, alquirió por 1.600 euros la obra de Pablo Maojo, "Fender el rayu".
      The mayor of Oviedo, Gabino de Lorenzo, acquired Pablo Maojo's work "Fender el rayu" ("to split the lightning") for 1,600 euros.
    • 2020, “CANGAS DEL NARCEA PIDE A EDUCACIÓN QUE CUBRA'L TRESPORTE ESCOLAR D'UNA DOCENA DE NENAS YA NENOS DEL CONCEYU”, in Conceyu de Cangas‎[3]:
      Fernández Somiedo recordóu a Suárez el compromisu alquiríu na súa visita última el mes pasáu de febreiru
      Fernández Somiedo reminded Suárez of the acquired compromise in his last visit last February
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