tancar

Catalan

Etymology

From Occitan tancar, attested from the 12th century.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /təŋˈka/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /taŋˈkaɾ/
  • (file)
  • Homophone: tancà
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

tancar (first-person singular present tanco, past participle tancat)

  1. (transitive) to close
    Antonym: obrir
    tancar amb pany i clau(please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. (transitive) to turn off
    tancar la llumto turn off the light
  3. (transitive) to shut down (a business etc.)
    tancar un establiment(please add an English translation of this usage example)

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. tancar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Further reading


Occitan

Etymology

From Old Occitan estancar (to stop up), from Vulgar Latin *stanticāre (to make stagnant), from Latin stāns (standing).[1]

Verb

tancar

  1. to close
    Antonym: obrir

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: tancar

References

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