canviar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, of Gaulish origin. Compare Occitan cambiar, French changer, Spanish cambiar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [kəm.biˈa]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [kəɱ.viˈa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [kaɱ.viˈaɾ]
  • (Alghero) IPA(key): /kambiˈa/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

canviar (first-person singular present canvio, first-person singular preterite canvií, past participle canviat)

  1. to change
  2. to exchange
    Synonym: bescanviar

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

El Català de l'Alguer : un model d'àmbit restringit, Barcelona, 2003, →ISBN, page 21

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