Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
escurçar. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
escurçar, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
escurçar in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
escurçar you have here. The definition of the word
escurçar will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
escurçar, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Catalan
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excurtiare, from curtus (“short”).
Pronunciation
Verb
escurçar (first-person singular present escurço, first-person singular preterite escurcí, past participle escurçat)
- (transitive) to shorten, to shrink
- (intransitive, pronominal) to become shorter, to shrink, to diminish
- Els dies s'escurcen. ― The days are growing shorter.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading