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erguir
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Spanish
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish erzer, from Vulgar Latin *ergere, from Latin ērigere. The modern Spanish verb was rebuilt based on the conjugation yergo (“I raise”) (< Vulgar Latin *ergō), hence the other inflexions all having /ɡ/ rather than /θ/. Compare Portuguese erguer, which was also rebuilt in the same fashion. Doublet of erigir, which was borrowed from Latin.
Pronunciation
Verb
erguir (first-person singular present irgo or yergo, first-person singular preterite erguí, past participle erguido)
- (transitive, rare) to elevate, lift up, erect
- (reflexive) to tower over, stand
Conjugation
Conjugation of erguir (irregular; e-i alternation or e-ye-i alternation; g-gu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of erguir (irregular; e-i alternation or e-ye-i alternation; g-gu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
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References
- Joan Coromines; José A[ntonio] Pascual (1984), “erguir”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), volume II (Ce–F), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 655
Further reading
- “erguir”, 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
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