empedrar

Catalan

Etymology

From em- + pedra (stone) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /əm.pəˈdɾa/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /em.peˈdɾaɾ/
  • Homophone: empedrà
  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

empedrar (first-person singular present empedro, past participle empedrat)

  1. (transitive) to pave

Conjugation


Spanish

Etymology

From em- + pedra (stone) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /empeˈdɾaɾ/, [ẽmpeˈðɾaɾ]

Verb

empedrar (first-person singular present empiedro, first-person singular preterite empedré, past participle empedrado)

  1. to pave
    empedrar o cubrir con piedrasto pave or to cover with stones
  2. (figuratively) to strew, scatter
    empedrar de citasto strew with quotations

Conjugation

  • Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

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