alza

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See also: alzá and alzà

Asturian

Verb

alza

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

Galician

Verb

alza

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

Italian

Pronunciation

Verb

alza

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈalθa/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈalsa/
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  • Rhymes: -alθa
  • Rhymes: -alsa
  • Syllabification: al‧za

Etymology 1

Deverbal from alzar (“to raise”).

Noun

alza f (plural alzas)

  1. rise
    Synonym: subida
Usage notes
  • Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.
    el alza, un alza
  • They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

alza

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

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