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aterrar.

to bring down, to ground

7 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/ateˈraɾ/[a.t̪eˈraɾ]
  1. to bring down, to ground

    transitive
  2. to cover with earth, soil, sand, etc.

  3. to land

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Old Spanish tierra Spanish tierra Spanish -ar Spanish aterrar From a- + tierra (“land”) + -ar.

verb/ateˈraɾ/[a.t̪eˈraɾ]
  1. to scare

    transitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish a- Proto-Indo-European *tres- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Indo-European *troséyeti Proto-Italic *trozeō Latin terreō Spanish aterrar From a- + Latin terreō.

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