acats

• acatsu — alternative spelling

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accaptiō, compare Romanian agăța, acăța.

• IPA^(key): [aˈkat͡s(ŭ)]

acats (third-person singular acatsã, simple perfect acãtsai, imperfect acãtsam, participle acãtsatã, infinitive acãtsare)

1. to grab
   1. (transitive) to take, grab, snatch

      Synonyms: ljau, apuc

   2. (transitive) to catch, capture, seize, arrest

      Synonyms: apuc, prindu, pruftusescu

      Lu-acãtsãm tu pãdure.

      We caught him in the forest.

   3. (transitive) to hunt or capture (an animal), to land (a fish)

      Synonym: avin

2. (transitive) to hang, hook

   Synonym: spindzur

3. to get, acquire
   1. (transitive) to understand, apprehend

      Synonym: apuc

   2. (transitive) to form a new relationship

      Acãtsai un oaspe nou.

      I made a new friend.

   3. (transitive) to flatter, seduce (a woman)
4. (transitive) to begin, start

   Synonyms: apãrnjescu, nchisescu, arhiusescu

   Acats s-lu alumtu cu chetrile.

   I began to beat [the tree] with stones.

5. (intransitive) to occur, break out (of natural phenomena)
6. (transitive) to affect (of a symptom or disease), to malfunction (of a body part)

   Lu-acãtsã somnul.

   He got sleepy.

   (literally, “The sleep caught him.”)

   Aremã mi-acãtsã.

   I caught a cold.

   (literally, “The cold caught me.”)

   Mi-acatsã caplu.

   My head begins to ache.

   Mi-acatsã amarea.

   I suffer from sea sickness.

   (literally, “The sea catches me.”)

7. to occupy
   1. (transitive) to occupy a space, be located in
   2. (reflexive) to be (of a location), belong to (a wider area)
   3. (transitive) to rent, lease property
   4. (transitive) to fill certain role or position
8. (transitive) to hold, support, bind together; to sew (of torn clothes)
9. to arrive, reach
   1. (reflexive) to arrive (in a place)

      Synonym: agiungu

      Si-acãtsã di muntsã.

      He arrived in the mountains.

   2. (transitive) to reach (a level, speed, age, etc.)
10. to be good, succeed
    1. (intransitive) to please, suit, fit [with dative] (e.g. of clothing, jewellery, etc.)

       Synonym: satur

       nj-acatsã ghine ― it pleases me, it suits me

       nj-acatsã ma ghine ― I prefer (literally, “it pleases me more”)

    2. (intransitive) to satisfy [with dative]

       Nã lai sãrmã tse s-lj-acatsã?

       How could a crumb satisfy him?

    3. (intransitive) to achieve a goal, succeed
    4. (intransitive) to catch on, be effective

       Zboarile a tale acãtsarã.

       Your words have caught on.

    5. (intransitive) to thrive, sprout (of plants)
    6. (intransitive) to make income, profit; to advance (in business)
    7. (reflexive) to be comfortable, secure financially
    8. (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) to adapt, feel confident in a given setting
11. to place
    1. (transitive) to fix, place firmly
    2. (transitive) to plant (a plant)
12. (transitive) to cost

    Synonyms: fac, custisescu

    Scumpa luyurie ti-acatsã ma eftin.

    An expensive thing costs you less.

13. (transitive) to hit, beat, strike [with tu ‘in a certain way’; or with cu ‘with a specific tool’]
14. (reflexive) to fight [with cu]
    1. to quarrel, argue, fight
    2. to clash, come to blows with
    3. to challenge

       Synonym: arnisescu

    4. to paralyse

       Si-acãtsã di cioare.

       He was paralysed in the legs.

15. (transitive) to expect, be pregnant with

    acatsã njic ― she's expecting a child

16. (transitive) to esteem, regard

    Va ti-acats poartã.

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17. (intransitive) to suckle, nurse (of a newborn)

    Synonyms: alãptedz, tsãtsuescu

    Nailu nu acatsã.

    The baby doesn't suckle.

18. (intransitive) to turn (of a road)

    Synonym: apuc

19. (reflexive) to be diverted (of water in an irrigation canal)
20. (reflexive) to plough, furrow the ground (of a plough)
21. (sometimes reflexive) to bet, lay a bet
22. (reflexive) to associate with, maintain relations with [with di]

• Dasoulas (2013), pages 23f.: “acátsu”
• Cunia (2010), page 9ab: “acats”
• Vrabie (2000), page 105: “acquire”, page 119: “apprehend”, page 122: “arrive”, page 153: “bet”, page 184: “capture”, page 221: “cost”, page 424: “land”, page 425: “latch”, page 449: “make”, page 453: “make sense”, page 447: “nab”, page 589: “satisfy”, page 652: “strike”, page 697: “turn”
• DIARO (1997), pages 6f.: “acăța” → “acațu”
• Papahagi (1974), pages 101f.: “acáțŭ”
• Dalametra (1906), pages 1f.: “acîțàri”
• Nikolaidis (1909), page 14: “ακάτσ^ου”
• Mihăileanu (1901), page 3b: “acáțŭ”
• Weigand Aromunen, vol. 2, page 290b: “akáts”

acats m pl

1. plural of acat