alicerce

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Arabic الأَسَاس (al-ʔasās, foundation). Cognate with Portuguese alicerce and Spanish alizace.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aliˈθɛɾθɪ], (western) [aliˈsɛɾsɪ]

Noun

alicerce m (plural alicerces)

  1. (usually in the plural) foundation
    Synonym: cimento
  2. base, basis
    Synonym: fundamento

References

Portuguese

alicerces

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.liˈsɛʁ.si/ [a.liˈsɛh.si]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.liˈsɛɾ.si/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.liˈsɛʁ.si/ [a.liˈsɛχ.si]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.liˈsɛɻ.se/

  • Hyphenation: a‧li‧cer‧ce

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Arabic الأَسَاس (al-ʔasās, foundation).[1][2] Cognate with Galician alicerce.

Noun

alicerce m (plural alicerces)

  1. foundation
  2. base, basis
Derived terms

Verb

alicerce

  1. inflection of alicerçar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

References

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