esparverar
Catalan
Etymology
From esparver (“sparrowhawk”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əs.pər.bəˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.pər.vəˈɾa]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.paɾ.veˈɾaɾ]
Verb
esparverar (first-person singular present esparvero, first-person singular preterite esparverí, past participle esparverat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/
- (transitive) to frighten, to bewilder
- (pronominal) to take fright
Conjugation
Conjugation of esparverar (first conjugation)
Derived terms
- esparveradament
- esparverador
- esparverament
Further reading
- “esparverar”, 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