abastecer

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From a- + bastecer, from Old Portuguese bastecer, from abastar (to supply, to suffice) or a Germanic borrowing; see Spanish abastecer.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.βɐʃ.tɨ.ˈseɾ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧bas‧te‧cer

Verb

abastecer (first-person singular present indicative abasteço, past participle abastecido)

  1. to supply, provide, provision
  2. to fuel

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

a- + bastecer (to baste, stitch), from bastir (to manufacture, supply), from Occitan bastir, from Frankish *bastijan.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /abasteˈθeɾ/, [aβast̪eˈθeɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /abasteˈseɾ/, [aβast̪eˈseɾ]

Verb

abastecer (first-person singular present abastezco [de], first-person singular preterite abastecí [de], past participle abastecido [de])

  1. to supply (with)

Conjugation

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.

    Derived terms

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