cercear

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (transitive) to cut by the roots
2. (transitive) to trim
3. (figuratively, transitive) to diminish, to decrease
4. (figuratively, transitive) to restrict, to limit

Vertalings

check

cramp

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/seʁ.seˈa(ʁ)/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Latyn: circino

Verwante met Galisies: cercear

Verwante met Spaans: cercenar

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese cercear, from Latin circināre. Compare Galician cercear and Spanish cercenar.