apoucar
Galician
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese apoucar. By surface analysis, a- + pouco (“little”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [apou̯ˈkaɾ]
Verb
apoucar (first-person singular present apouco, first-person singular preterite apouquei, past participle apoucado)
- (transitive) to diminish
- (pronominal) to diminish
- (transitive) to make light of
Conjugation
Conjugation of apoucar (c-qu alternation)
Reintegrated conjugation of apoucar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
1Less recommended.
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “apoucar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “apou”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “apoucar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “apoucar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “apoucar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “apoucar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.po(w)ˈka(ʁ)/ [a.po(ʊ̯)ˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.po(w)ˈka(ɾ)/ [a.po(ʊ̯)ˈka(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.po(w)ˈka(ʁ)/ [a.po(ʊ̯)ˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.po(w)ˈka(ɻ)/ [a.po(ʊ̯)ˈka(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.po(w)ˈkaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.powˈkaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.poˈka.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: a‧pou‧car
Verb
apoucar (first-person singular present apouco, first-person singular preterite apouquei, past participle apoucado)
- to lower, decrease
- to make light of
Conjugation
Conjugation of apoucar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.