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Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Probably an alteration of Old French tingler (“to plug holes in timber with pieces of wood”), from Old Norse tengja (“to join together, connect”).[1]
Verb
trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquí, past participle trincat)
- (transitive, nautical) to lash
Conjugation
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Verb
trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquí, past participle trincat)
- (intransitive) to clink glasses with someone while drinking
Conjugation
Derived terms
References
- ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014) A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN
Further reading
Anagrams
Galician
Etymology 1
From Middle High German drinken (“to drink”).
Pronunciation
Verb
trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquei, past participle trincado)
- to drink wine or liquor
Conjugation
Conjugation of trincar (c-qu alternation)
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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trincar
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Personal
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trincar
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trincares
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trincar
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trincarmos
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trincardes
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trincarem
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Gerund
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trincando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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trincado
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trincados
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Feminine
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trincada
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trincadas
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Indicative
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Present
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trinco
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trincas
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trinca
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trincamos
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trincades, trincais
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trincam
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Imperfect
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trincava
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trincavas
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trincava
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trincávamos
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trincávades, trincáveis, trincávais1
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trincavam
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Preterite
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trinquei
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trincaste, trincache1
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trincou
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trincamos
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trincastes
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trincárom, trincaram
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Pluperfect
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trincara
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trincaras
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trincara
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trincáramos
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trincárades, trincáreis, trincárais1
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trincaram
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Future
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trincarei
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trincarás
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trincará
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trincaremos
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trincaredes, trincareis
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trincarám, trincarão
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Conditional
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trincaria
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trincarias
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trincaria
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trincaríamos
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trincaríades, trincaríeis, trincaríais1
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trincariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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trinque
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trinques
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trinque
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trinquemos
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trinquedes, trinqueis
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trinquem
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Imperfect
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trincasse
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trincasses
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trincasse
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trincássemos
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trincássedes, trincásseis
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trincassem
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Future
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trincar
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trincares
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trincar
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trincarmos
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trincardes
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trincarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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trinca
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trinque
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trinquemos
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trincade, trincai
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trinquem
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Negative (nom)
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nom trinques
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nom trinque
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nom trinquemos
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nom trinquedes, nom trinqueis
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nom trinquem
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Etymology 2
Unknown. Perhaps from Old French tingler (“to plug holes in timber with pieces of wood”), from Old Norse tengja (“to join together, connect”).[1][2] Alternatively from estrincar (“to tie”), ultimately from Proto-Germanic *strangiz (“string”). Compare trinca (“string”).
Pronunciation
Verb
trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquei, past participle trincado)
- to lash, tie, fasten
- Synonyms: amarrar, atar
- to catch, capture
- Synonyms: cachar, capturar, coller
Conjugation
Conjugation of trincar (c-qu alternation)
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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trincar
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Personal
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trincar
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trincares
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trincar
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trincarmos
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trincardes
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trincarem
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Gerund
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trincando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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trincado
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trincados
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Feminine
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trincada
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trincadas
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Indicative
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Present
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trinco
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trincas
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trinca
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trincamos
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trincades, trincais
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trincam
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Imperfect
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trincava
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trincavas
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trincava
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trincávamos
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trincávades, trincáveis, trincávais1
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trincavam
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Preterite
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trinquei
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trincaste, trincache1
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trincou
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trincamos
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trincastes
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trincárom, trincaram
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Pluperfect
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trincara
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trincaras
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trincara
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trincáramos
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trincárades, trincáreis, trincárais1
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trincaram
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Future
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trincarei
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trincarás
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trincará
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trincaremos
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trincaredes, trincareis
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trincarám, trincarão
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Conditional
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trincaria
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trincarias
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trincaria
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trincaríamos
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trincaríades, trincaríeis, trincaríais1
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trincariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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trinque
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trinques
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trinque
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trinquemos
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trinquedes, trinqueis
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trinquem
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Imperfect
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trincasse
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trincasses
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trincasse
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trincássemos
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trincássedes, trincásseis
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trincassem
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Future
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trincar
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trincares
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trincar
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trincarmos
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trincardes
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trincarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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trinca
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trinque
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trinquemos
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trincade, trincai
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trinquem
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Negative (nom)
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nom trinques
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nom trinque
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nom trinquemos
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nom trinquedes, nom trinqueis
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nom trinquem
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Derived terms
Etymology 3
From Old Occitan trencar, from Celtic. Doublet of trinchar.[3]
Pronunciation
Verb
trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquei, past participle trincado)
- to bite, to squeeze, or cut with the teeth
- Synonyms: chanchar, trabar, triscar
1596, anonymous author, Diálogo de Alberte e Bieito:quedou trincando no dente- It was left bitten between the teeth
Conjugation
Conjugation of trincar (c-qu alternation)
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Singular
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Plural
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First-person (eu)
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Second-person (ti / tu)
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Third-person (ele / ela / você)
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First-person (nós)
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Second-person (vós)
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Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
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Infinitive
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Impersonal
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trincar
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Personal
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trincar
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trincares
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trincar
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trincarmos
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trincardes
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trincarem
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Gerund
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trincando
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Past participle
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Masculine
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trincado
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trincados
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Feminine
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trincada
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trincadas
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Indicative
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Present
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trinco
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trincas
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trinca
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trincamos
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trincades, trincais
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trincam
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Imperfect
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trincava
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trincavas
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trincava
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trincávamos
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trincávades, trincáveis, trincávais1
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trincavam
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Preterite
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trinquei
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trincaste, trincache1
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trincou
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trincamos
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trincastes
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trincárom, trincaram
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Pluperfect
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trincara
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trincaras
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trincara
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trincáramos
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trincárades, trincáreis, trincárais1
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trincaram
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Future
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trincarei
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trincarás
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trincará
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trincaremos
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trincaredes, trincareis
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trincarám, trincarão
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Conditional
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trincaria
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trincarias
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trincaria
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trincaríamos
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trincaríades, trincaríeis, trincaríais1
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trincariam
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Subjunctive
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Present
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trinque
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trinques
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trinque
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trinquemos
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trinquedes, trinqueis
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trinquem
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Imperfect
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trincasse
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trincasses
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trincasse
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trincássemos
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trincássedes, trincásseis
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trincassem
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Future
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trincar
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trincares
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trincar
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trincarmos
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trincardes
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trincarem
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Imperative
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Affirmative
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trinca
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trinque
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trinquemos
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trincade, trincai
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trinquem
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Negative (nom)
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nom trinques
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nom trinque
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nom trinquemos
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nom trinquedes, nom trinqueis
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nom trinquem
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References
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “trinc”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “trincar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “trincar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “trincar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- “trincar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “trincar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Portuguese
Etymology
From Occitan trencar (“to crack, break”).
Pronunciation
Verb
trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinquei, past participle trincado)
- to latch (close with a latch)
- to crack (form cracks, break apart under pressure)
- to nibble, to chomp
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Spanish
Etymology
From Occitan trencar (“to crack, break”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tɾinˈkaɾ/
- Rhymes: -aɾ
- Syllabification: trin‧car
Verb
trincar (first-person singular present trinco, first-person singular preterite trinqué, past participle trincado)
- (colloquial, transitive) to nick, rob
2017, Inés Apraiz Castellano, Si hubieras bailado para mí:Y a eso había que sumarle el intenso martilleo que sentía en la cabeza, por culpa de los cubatas de garrafón que se había trincado para celebrar su gran gesta- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (colloquial, transitive) to kidnap, nab
- (colloquial) to screw, shag
- (colloquial, transitive) to take out, do away with (kill)
- (colloquial) to get drunk
- (colloquial, transitive) to bust (a felon)
1994, Ildefonso Manuel Gil, Concierto al atardecer, page 69:el martes me trincaron el director y tres polis- on Tuesday the director and three cops busted me
- (Leon, Salamanca, intransitive) to lean
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of trincar (c-qu alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive trincar
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dative
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trincarme
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trincarte
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trincarle, trincarse
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trincarnos
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trincaros
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trincarles, trincarse
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accusative
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trincarme
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trincarte
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trincarlo, trincarla, trincarse
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trincarnos
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trincaros
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trincarlos, trincarlas, trincarse
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with gerund trincando
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dative
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trincándome
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trincándote
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trincándole, trincándose
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trincándonos
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trincándoos
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trincándoles, trincándose
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accusative
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trincándome
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trincándote
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trincándolo, trincándola, trincándose
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trincándonos
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trincándoos
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trincándolos, trincándolas, trincándose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative trinca
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dative
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tríncame
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tríncate
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tríncale
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tríncanos
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not used
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tríncales
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accusative
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tríncame
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tríncate
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tríncalo, tríncala
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tríncanos
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not used
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tríncalos, tríncalas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative trincá
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dative
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trincame
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trincate
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trincale
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trincanos
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not used
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trincales
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accusative
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trincame
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trincate
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trincalo, trincala
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trincanos
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not used
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trincalos, trincalas
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with formal second-person singular imperative trinque
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dative
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trínqueme
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not used
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trínquele, trínquese
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trínquenos
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not used
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trínqueles
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accusative
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trínqueme
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not used
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trínquelo, trínquela, trínquese
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trínquenos
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not used
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trínquelos, trínquelas
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with first-person plural imperative trinquemos
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dative
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not used
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trinquémoste
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trinquémosle
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trinquémonos
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trinquémoos
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trinquémosles
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accusative
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not used
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trinquémoste
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trinquémoslo, trinquémosla
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trinquémonos
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trinquémoos
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trinquémoslos, trinquémoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative trincad
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dative
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trincadme
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not used
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trincadle
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trincadnos
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trincaos
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trincadles
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accusative
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trincadme
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not used
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trincadlo, trincadla
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trincadnos
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trincaos
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trincadlos, trincadlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative trinquen
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dative
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trínquenme
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not used
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trínquenle
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trínquennos
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not used
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trínquenles, trínquense
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accusative
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trínquenme
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not used
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trínquenlo, trínquenla
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trínquennos
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not used
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trínquenlos, trínquenlas, trínquense
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Derived terms
Further reading
Venetian
Etymology
From Middle High German drinken. Compare Italian trincare.
Verb
trincar
- to drink, especially to knock back a drink
Conjugation
- Venetian conjugation varies from one region to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.
Conjugation of trincar (first conjugation)