enforcar

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

From en- +‎ forca +‎ -ar.

Verb

enforcar (first-person singular present enforco, first-person singular preterite enforquí, past participle enforcat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to fork up (to gather using a pitchfork)
  2. (transitive) to hang (to execute by hanging)
    Synonym: penjar
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From en- +‎ forc +‎ -ar.

Verb

enforcar (first-person singular present enforco, first-person singular preterite enforquí, past participle enforcat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. (transitive) to string (to tie together on a line, as onions)
    Aquella tarda d'estiu vaig aprendre a enforcar alls.
    That summer afternoon I learned how to string garlic.
Conjugation
    Conjugation of enforcar (first conjugation, c-qu alternation)
infinitive enforcar
gerund enforcant
past participle masculine feminine
singular enforcat enforcada
plural enforcats enforcades
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present enforco enforques enforca enforquem enforqueu enforquen
imperfect enforcava enforcaves enforcava enforcàvem enforcàveu enforcaven
future enforcaré enforcaràs enforcarà enforcarem enforcareu enforcaran
preterite enforquí enforcares enforcà enforcàrem enforcàreu enforcaren
conditional enforcaria enforcaries enforcaria enforcaríem enforcaríeu enforcarien
subjunctive jo tu ell/ella
vostè 		nosaltres
nós 		vosaltres
vós 		ells/elles
vostès
present enforqui enforquis enforqui enforquem enforqueu enforquin
imperfect enforqués enforquessis enforqués enforquéssim enforquéssiu enforquessin
imperative — tu vostè nosaltres vosaltres
vós 		vostès
affirmative — enforca enforqui enforquem enforqueu enforquin
negative (no) — no enforquis no enforqui no enforquem no enforqueu no enforquin

Further reading

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese enforcar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin *infurcare, form furca.

Pronunciation

Verb

enforcar (first-person singular present enforco, first-person singular preterite enforquei, past participle enforcado)

  1. (transitive) to hang (to execute by hanging)
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 685:
      Et hũus dizem que o enforcou com̃o a falsario
      And some say that he hanged him as a falsifier
    • 1383, M. Romaní Martínez (ed.), La colección diplomática de Santa María de Oseira (1025-1310). Santiago: Tórculo Edicións, IV, page 388:
      Et aynda vos damos o huzal que iat alende do castineiro dos enforcados em que façades cortina
      and we also give to you the heathland that is beyond the chestnut tree of the hanged ones to turn it into farmland
    Synonym: colgar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enforcar (c-qu alternation)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal enforcar
Personal enforcar enforcares enforcar enforcarmos enforcardes enforcaren
Gerund
enforcando
Past participle
Masculine enforcado enforcados
Feminine enforcada enforcadas
Indicative
Present enforco enforcas enforca enforcamos enforcades enforcan
Imperfect enforcaba enforcabas enforcaba enforcabamos enforcabades enforcaban
Preterite enforquei enforcaches enforcou enforcamos enforcastes enforcaron
Pluperfect enforcara enforcaras enforcara enforcaramos enforcarades enforcaran
Future enforcarei enforcarás enforcará enforcaremos enforcaredes enforcarán
Conditional enforcaría enforcarías enforcaría enforcariamos enforcariades enforcarían
Subjunctive
Present enforque enforques enforque enforquemos enforquedes enforquen
Imperfect enforcase enforcases enforcase enforcásemos enforcásedes enforcasen
Future enforcar enforcares enforcar enforcarmos enforcardes enforcaren
Imperative
Affirmative enforca enforque enforquemos enforcade enforquen
Negative (non) non enforques non enforque non enforquemos non enforquedes non enforquen
    Reintegrated conjugation of enforcar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal enforcar
Personal enforcar enforcares enforcar enforcarmos enforcardes enforcarem
Gerund
enforcando
Past participle
Masculine enforcado enforcados
Feminine enforcada enforcadas
Indicative
Present enforco enforcas enforca enforcamos enforcades, enforcais enforcam
Imperfect enforcava enforcavas enforcava enforcávamos enforcávades, enforcáveis, enforcávais1 enforcavam
Preterite enforquei enforcaste, enforcache1 enforcou enforcamos enforcastes enforcárom, enforcaram
Pluperfect enforcara enforcaras enforcara enforcáramos enforcárades, enforcáreis, enforcárais1 enforcaram
Future enforcarei enforcarás enforcará enforcaremos enforcaredes, enforcareis enforcarám, enforcarão
Conditional enforcaria enforcarias enforcaria enforcaríamos enforcaríades, enforcaríeis, enforcaríais1 enforcariam
Subjunctive
Present enforque enforques enforque enforquemos enforquedes, enforqueis enforquem
Imperfect enforcasse enforcasses enforcasse enforcássemos enforcássedes, enforcásseis enforcassem
Future enforcar enforcares enforcar enforcarmos enforcardes enforcarem
Imperative
Affirmative enforca enforque enforquemos enforcade, enforcai enforquem
Negative (nom) nom enforques nom enforque nom enforquemos nom enforquedes, nom enforqueis nom enforquem

1Less recommended.

Related terms

References

  • “enforcar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • “enfor” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “enforcar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “enforcar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • “enforcar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Occitan

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

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Verb

enforcar (Languedoc)

  1. (transitive) to mount (a bike)

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ forca +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.foʁˈka(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.foʁˈka(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.foɾˈka(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.foɾˈka(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.foʁˈka(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.foʁˈka(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.foɻˈka(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.foɻˈka(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: en‧for‧car

Verb

enforcar (first-person singular present enforco, first-person singular preterite enforquei, past participle enforcado)

  1. (transitive) to suspend (someone) by a rope or band tied around the neck, causing death by asphyxiation
  2. (transitive) to put someone to death on the gallows
  3. (transitive, vulgar) to sell something for a low price
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to kill yourself by hanging
  5. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figuratively) to get in bad shape
  6. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figuratively) to suffer great damage
  7. (takes a reflexive pronoun, figuratively) to sacrifice yourself
  8. (takes a reflexive pronoun, colloquial) to get married
  9. (transitive, intransitive, Brazil) to not work on a business day between holidays or between a holiday and a weekend

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enforcar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal enforcar
Personal enforcar enforcares enforcar enforcarmos enforcardes enforcarem
Gerund
enforcando
Past participle
Masculine enforcado enforcados
Feminine enforcada enforcadas
Indicative
Present enforco enforcas enforca enforcamos enforcais enforcam
Imperfect enforcava enforcavas enforcava enforcávamos enforcáveis enforcavam
Preterite enforquei enforcaste enforcou enforcamos1, enforcámos2 enforcastes enforcaram
Pluperfect enforcara enforcaras enforcara enforcáramos enforcáreis enforcaram
Future enforcarei enforcarás enforcará enforcaremos enforcareis enforcarão
Conditional enforcaria enforcarias enforcaria enforcaríamos enforcaríeis enforcariam
Subjunctive
Present enforque enforques enforque enforquemos enforqueis enforquem
Imperfect enforcasse enforcasses enforcasse enforcássemos enforcásseis enforcassem
Future enforcar enforcares enforcar enforcarmos enforcardes enforcarem
Imperative
Affirmative enforca enforque enforquemos enforcai enforquem
Negative (não) não enforques não enforque não enforquemos não enforqueis não enforquem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enfoɾˈkaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧for‧car

Verb

enforcar (first-person singular present enforco, first-person singular preterite enforqué, past participle enforcado)

  1. (archaic) to hang

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enforcar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive enforcar
gerund enforcando
past participle masculine feminine
singular enforcado enforcada
plural enforcados enforcadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present enforco enforcastú
enforcásvos 		enforca enforcamos enforcáis enforcan
imperfect enforcaba enforcabas enforcaba enforcábamos enforcabais enforcaban
preterite enforqué enforcaste enforcó enforcamos enforcasteis enforcaron
future enforcaré enforcarás enforcará enforcaremos enforcaréis enforcarán
conditional enforcaría enforcarías enforcaría enforcaríamos enforcaríais enforcarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present enforque enforquestú
enforquésvos2 		enforque enforquemos enforquéis enforquen
imperfect
(ra) 		enforcara enforcaras enforcara enforcáramos enforcarais enforcaran
imperfect
(se) 		enforcase enforcases enforcase enforcásemos enforcaseis enforcasen
future1 enforcare enforcares enforcare enforcáremos enforcareis enforcaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative enforcatú
enforcávos 		enforque enforquemos enforcad enforquen
negative no enforques no enforque no enforquemos no enforquéis no enforquen

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of enforcar (c-qu alternation)

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive enforcar
dative enforcarme enforcarte enforcarle, enforcarse enforcarnos enforcaros enforcarles, enforcarse
accusative enforcarme enforcarte enforcarlo, enforcarla, enforcarse enforcarnos enforcaros enforcarlos, enforcarlas, enforcarse
with gerund enforcando
dative enforcándome enforcándote enforcándole, enforcándose enforcándonos enforcándoos enforcándoles, enforcándose
accusative enforcándome enforcándote enforcándolo, enforcándola, enforcándose enforcándonos enforcándoos enforcándolos, enforcándolas, enforcándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative enforca
dative enfórcame enfórcate enfórcale enfórcanos not used enfórcales
accusative enfórcame enfórcate enfórcalo, enfórcala enfórcanos not used enfórcalos, enfórcalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative enforcá
dative enforcame enforcate enforcale enforcanos not used enforcales
accusative enforcame enforcate enforcalo, enforcala enforcanos not used enforcalos, enforcalas
with formal second-person singular imperative enforque
dative enfórqueme not used enfórquele, enfórquese enfórquenos not used enfórqueles
accusative enfórqueme not used enfórquelo, enfórquela, enfórquese enfórquenos not used enfórquelos, enfórquelas
with first-person plural imperative enforquemos
dative not used enforquémoste enforquémosle enforquémonos enforquémoos enforquémosles
accusative not used enforquémoste enforquémoslo, enforquémosla enforquémonos enforquémoos enforquémoslos, enforquémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative enforcad
dative enforcadme not used enforcadle enforcadnos enforcaos enforcadles
accusative enforcadme not used enforcadlo, enforcadla enforcadnos enforcaos enforcadlos, enforcadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative enforquen
dative enfórquenme not used enfórquenle enfórquennos not used enfórquenles, enfórquense
accusative enfórquenme not used enfórquenlo, enfórquenla enfórquennos not used enfórquenlos, enfórquenlas, enfórquense

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