decatar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese decatar ("to perceive, notice", 14th century), from *decattare, from Latin de- + captāre (“to seize, catch”). Compare Spanish percatar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dekaˈtaɾ/
• Rhymes: -aɾ
• Hyphenation: de‧ca‧tar

Verb

decatar (first-person singular present decato, first-person singular preterite decatei, past participle decatado)

1. to realize (to become aware of a fact or situation)

Conjugation

Related terms

• catar

References

• “decatar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “decat” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
• “decatar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “decatar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “decatar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “decatar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From *decattare, from Latin de- + captāre (“to seize, catch”). First attested in the 14th century.

Verb

decatar

1. (Galicia) to perceive, to notice; to realize
   • 2024 April 29, Kevin M. Parker, editor, Historia Troyana:

     Et basteçerõ moy bem os muros et as torres de armas et de cõpañas em tal maneyra que acõmo quer que viesem, nõ se decatasem de trayçom

     And they plentifully provided the walls and towers of weapons and troops, in such a manner that no matter how they would come, they wouldn't notice the treason

2. (Galicia) to be on one's guard

Conjugation

Descendants

Galician: decatar

Further reading

• “decatar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “decat” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.