derrocar
Catalan
Etymology
From de- + roca + -ar. First attested in 1074.[1]
Pronunciation
Verb
derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroquí, past participle derrocat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
- (transitive) to knock down, to demolish
- Synonym: enderrocar
Conjugation
Conjugation of derrocar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
Derived terms
References
- ^ “derrocar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
Further reading
- “derrocar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “derrocar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “derrocar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ʁoˈka(ʁ)/ [de.hoˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.ʁoˈka(ɾ)/ [de.hoˈka(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.ʁoˈka(ʁ)/ [de.χoˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.ʁoˈka(ɻ)/ [de.hoˈka(ɻ)]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.ʁuˈkaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.ʁuˈka.ɾi/
Verb
derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroquei, past participle derrocado)
- (transitive) to overthrow (to bring about downfall)
Conjugation
Conjugation of derrocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
From de- + early Medieval Latin rocca (“boulder”), whence English rock.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /deroˈkaɾ/ [d̪e.roˈkaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: de‧rro‧car
Verb
derrocar (first-person singular present derroco, first-person singular preterite derroqué, past participle derrocado)
- to overthrow, to bring down
- to demolish, to knock down
- to weaken, to enervate
- to hurl, to throw, to cast
Conjugation
Conjugation of derrocar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of derrocar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive derrocar | dative | derrocarme | derrocarte | derrocarle, derrocarse | derrocarnos | derrocaros | derrocarles, derrocarse |
| accusative | derrocarme | derrocarte | derrocarlo, derrocarla, derrocarse | derrocarnos | derrocaros | derrocarlos, derrocarlas, derrocarse | |
| with gerund derrocando | dative | derrocándome | derrocándote | derrocándole, derrocándose | derrocándonos | derrocándoos | derrocándoles, derrocándose |
| accusative | derrocándome | derrocándote | derrocándolo, derrocándola, derrocándose | derrocándonos | derrocándoos | derrocándolos, derrocándolas, derrocándose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative derroca | dative | derrócame | derrócate | derrócale | derrócanos | not used | derrócales |
| accusative | derrócame | derrócate | derrócalo, derrócala | derrócanos | not used | derrócalos, derrócalas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative derrocá | dative | derrocame | derrocate | derrocale | derrocanos | not used | derrocales |
| accusative | derrocame | derrocate | derrocalo, derrocala | derrocanos | not used | derrocalos, derrocalas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative derroque | dative | derróqueme | not used | derróquele, derróquese | derróquenos | not used | derróqueles |
| accusative | derróqueme | not used | derróquelo, derróquela, derróquese | derróquenos | not used | derróquelos, derróquelas | |
| with first-person plural imperative derroquemos | dative | not used | derroquémoste | derroquémosle | derroquémonos | derroquémoos | derroquémosles |
| accusative | not used | derroquémoste | derroquémoslo, derroquémosla | derroquémonos | derroquémoos | derroquémoslos, derroquémoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative derrocad | dative | derrocadme | not used | derrocadle | derrocadnos | derrocaos | derrocadles |
| accusative | derrocadme | not used | derrocadlo, derrocadla | derrocadnos | derrocaos | derrocadlos, derrocadlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative derroquen | dative | derróquenme | not used | derróquenle | derróquennos | not used | derróquenles, derróquense |
| accusative | derróquenme | not used | derróquenlo, derróquenla | derróquennos | not used | derróquenlos, derróquenlas, derróquense | |
Related terms
- derrocadero
- derrocamiento
- derrocarse
- roca
Further reading
- “derrocar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024