arrestar

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Catalan

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre, from Latin ad- (to) + restō (to stop, remain behind, stay back), from re- (back) + stō (to stand), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand). Compare Occitan arrestar and French arrêter.

Pronunciation

[edit]

Verb

[edit]

arrestar (first-person singular present arresto, first-person singular preterite arrestí, past participle arrestat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /e/

  1. to arrest

Conjugation

[edit]
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]

Norwegian Nynorsk

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

arrestar m

  1. indefinite plural of arrest

Occitan

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Occitan arrestar, from Vulgar Latin *arrestō, *arrestare, from Latin ad- (to) + restō (I stop, remain behind, stay back), from re- (back) + stō (I stand), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand).

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

[edit]

arrestar

  1. (transitive) to stop
  2. (transitive) to arrest

Conjugation

[edit]

Portuguese

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre, from Latin ad- (to) + restō (to stop, remain behind, stay back), from re- (back) + stō (to stand), from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- (stand).

Pronunciation

[edit]
 
 

Verb

[edit]

arrestar (first-person singular present arresto, first-person singular preterite arrestei, past participle arrestado)

  1. (law, transitive) to sequester the assets of a debtor, in order to ensure that they pay the debt
  2. (archaic, transitive) to seize or confiscate

Conjugation

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]

Spanish

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *arrestāre (see there for more), possibly via a Gallo-Romance intermediate,[1] hence the lack of diphthongization in rhizotonic conjugations.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /aresˈtaɾ/ [a.resˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧rres‧tar

Verb

[edit]

arrestar (first-person singular present arresto, first-person singular preterite arresté, past participle arrestado)

  1. to arrest
    Synonym: detener

Conjugation

[edit]

Derived terms

[edit]
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  1. ^ Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “*arrĕstare”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 25: Refonte Apaideutos–Azymus, page 316