propinar
Catalan
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin propīnāre (“to offer a cup [after drinking from it first]; to toast someone”), from Ancient Greek προπίνω (propínō, “to drink before”).
Pronunciation
Verb
propinar (first-person singular present propino, first-person singular preterite propiní, past participle propinat)
- (transitive) to give to drink; to administer (medication)
- (transitive) to administer (blow), to hit, to strike
- Synonym: pegar
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Related terms
Further reading
- “propinar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prŏpīnāre, from Ancient Greek προπίνειν (propínein).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾopiˈnaɾ/ [pɾo.piˈnaɾ]
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: pro‧pi‧nar
Verb
propinar (first-person singular present propino, first-person singular preterite propiné, past participle propinado)
- (transitive) to hit, strike
- Synonym: golpear
- (transitive) to administer medication
Conjugation
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
Further reading
- “propinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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