acerca

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See also: acercá

Fala

Etymology

Inherited from Latin ad circa.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈθeɾka/
  • Rhymes: -eɾka
  • Syllabification: a‧cer‧ca

Adverb

acerca

  1. near

References

  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web), 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Mirandese

Adverb

acerca

  1. near

Portuguese

Verb

acerca

  1. inflection of acercar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /aˈθeɾka/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /aˈseɾka/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾka
  • Syllabification: a‧cer‧ca

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin ad circa.

Adverb

acerca

  1. (archaic) adjacent
  2. Only used in acerca de (about; concerning)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

acerca

  1. inflection of acercar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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