aterrizar

Spanish

Etymology

a- + tierra (earth) + -izar

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /ateriˈθaɾ/, [at̪eriˈθaɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /ateriˈsaɾ/, [at̪eriˈsaɾ]

Verb

aterrizar (first-person singular present aterrizo, first-person singular preterite aterricé, past participle aterrizado)

  1. (intransitive) to land (e.g. an airplane)
    Antonym: despegar
  2. (intransitive, figuratively, colloquial) to come back to reality, to stop dreaming

Conjugation

  • Rule: z becomes a c before e.

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