caber

Significado (English)

1. (transitive) to fit, enter (to be able to be contained (by something; regardless of whether space or volume remains))
2. (transitive) to traverse, pass through or across (a way, path, door, hole, opening, mouth, orifice, etc.)
3. (transitive) to be held or contained (to be held inside (something) or passed through (regardless of whether space or volume remains))
4. (intransitive, transitive) to have, hold, should be (in certain phrases)
5. (figuratively, transitive) to be acceptable, accepted, permitted, permissible, allowable, etc.
6. (archaic) to take
7. (archaic) to understand
8. to be possible

Synonyms

contener

alcanzar

entrar

comprender

crear

cuidar

cumplir

disponer

dominar

formar

fundar

gobernar

igualar

incluir

intentar

inundar

inventar

ir

mandar

modelar

ordenar

penetrar

permitir

probar

proveer

quedar

reinar

suficiente

adentrarse

ingresar

administrar

coger

ajustar

bastar

Con guión como

ca‧ber

Pronúnciase como (IPA)

/kaˈbeɾ/

Etimoloxía (English)

Inherited from Old Spanish: caber

Inherited from latín: capio

Cognate with inglés: have

Cognate with español: cazar

Cognate with portugués: caibo

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish caber, from Latin capere (“take, hold, contain”), from Proto-Italic *kapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *kh₂pyéti, from the root *keh₂p- (“to seize, grab”). Compare English have, capture, catch and chase. See also Spanish cazar, cachar.
The 1st person singular of the present reflects an original */ˈkai̯po/, through metathesis from Latin capiō (compare Portuguese caibo). Similarly the preterite continues */ˈkau̯pi/, metathesis of a Vulgar Latin perfect stem *capuī (compare Portuguese coube).