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Asturian
Verb
alza
- inflection of alzar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Galician
Verb
alza
- inflection of alzar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
Verb
alza
- inflection of alzare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈalθa/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈalsa/
- Rhymes: -alθa
- Rhymes: -alsa
- Syllabification: al‧za
Etymology 1
Deverbal from alzar (“to raise”).
Noun
alza f (plural alzas)
- rise
- Synonym: subida
Usage notes
- Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like alza take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el alza. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al alza, del alza.
- These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un alza or una alza. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).
- However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor alza, una buena alza.
- If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el alza única, un(a) alza buena.
- In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
alza
- inflection of alzar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
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