estribar

From estribo +‎ -ar.

• IPA^(key): /estɾiˈbaɾ/ [es.t̪ɾiˈβ̞aɾ]
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Syllabification: es‧tri‧bar

estribar (first-person singular present estribo, first-person singular preterite estribé, past participle estribado)

1. (intransitive) to stem from, originate with

   Synonym: radicar

   • 1854, Anon (translating Frederick II of Prussia, El Anti-Maquiavelo, Chapter V:

     Es una verdad reconocida que la fuerza de un estado no estriba en la estension de su territorio, sinó en el número de sus habitantes.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. to support, lean
3. to lie, be placed

• “estribar”, 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