acumpãr

Aromanian

Alternative forms

  • cumpãr, cupãr, acumpur
  • acumpru, cumpru
  • ancumpãr, ancupãr
  • acumbãr, acumbru, cumbru, cumbur
  • acumpãru, acumpurualternative spellings

Etymology

Inherited from Latin comparō. Compare Romanian cumpăra.

Verb

acumpãr (third-person singular acumpãrã, simple perfect acumpãrai, imperfect acumpãram, participle acumpãratã, infinitive acumpãrare)

  1. (transitive) to buy
  2. (intransitive) to listen
    Synonym: ascultu
  3. (transitive) to bribe, corrupt
  4. (transitive) to extort, elicit (information)

Derived terms

  • acumpãrare
  • acumpãrat
  • acumpratã

References

  • Cunia (2010), page 12b: “acumpãr”
  • Dasoulas (2013), page 83a: “cúmburu”
  • Vrabie (2000), page 178: “buy” → “(a)cúmpăr”, page 437: “listen” → “acúmpăr”
  • DIARO (1997), page 325: “cumpăra” → “acumpâru”
  • Papahagi (1974), page 105: “acúmpăr”
  • Nikolaidis (1909), page 15: “ακούμ|πᾶρου
  • Dalametra (1906), page 2b: “acumbîrari”
  • Mihăileanu (1901), page 5a: “acumpắr”
  • Weigand Aromunen, vol. 2, page 290b: “akumpo̥r”