upar

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

¡upa! +‎ -ar, the former of exclamatory origin.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈpaɾ/ [uˈpaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: u‧par

Verb

upar (first-person singular indicative present upo, past participle upáu)

  1. to pick up, lift (a child)
  2. (childish) to get up, wake up
    Synonym: llevantar

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • úpala

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “upar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • upar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Portuguese

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of English up +‎ -ar. Spelling pronunciation in verbs derived from English verbs is expected; compare baitar.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /uˈpaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /uˈpa.ɾi/

Verb

upar (first-person singular present upo, first-person singular preterite upei, past participle upado)

  1. (video games) to level up
  2. (Brazil, Internet slang, transitive) to upload

Conjugation

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From ¡upa! +‎ -ar, the former of exclamatory origin.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈpaɾ/ [uˈpaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: u‧par

Verb

upar (first-person singular present upo, first-person singular preterite upé, past participle upado)

  1. (transitive) lift, raise
    Synonyms: levantar, aupar, alzar

Conjugation

References

  1. ^ Roberts, Edward A. (2014), A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Spanish Language with Families of Words based on Indo-European Roots, Xlibris Corporation, →ISBN, p. 667

Further reading