amartillar

Spanish

Etymology

From a- +‎ martillo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): /amaɾtiˈʝaɾ/ [a.maɾ.t̪iˈʝaɾ] (most of Spain and Latin America)
  • IPA(key): /amaɾtiˈʎaɾ/ [a.maɾ.t̪iˈʎaɾ] (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines)
  • IPA(key): /amaɾtiˈʃaɾ/ [a.maɾ.t̪iˈʃaɾ] (Buenos Aires and environs)
  • IPA(key): /amaɾtiˈʒaɾ/ [a.maɾ.t̪iˈʒaɾ] (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay)

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧mar‧ti‧llar

Verb

amartillar (first-person singular present amartillo, first-person singular preterite amartillé, past participle amartillado)

  1. (transitive) to hammer
    Synonym: martillar
  2. (transitive) to cock (a gun)
  3. (transitive, figurative) to nail down, to secure

Conjugation

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