erguer

Meaning

1. (transitive) to lift up, elevate
2. (transitive) to build, erect

Concepts

lift

hoist

rear

raise

elevate

heave

erect

lever

pick up

lift up

breed

farm

gather up

get up

keep

stand

stand up

run up

hike up

place upright

wake up

wind

heighten

bring up

Synonyms

levantar

elevar

alçar

suspender

erigir

içar

encostar

melhorar

cultivar

criar

construir

Translations

levantar

heben

oprichten

élever

lever

alzare

verheffen

alçar

soulever

elevar

erheben

aixecar

optillen

aufheben

anheben

Pronounced as (IPA)

/eʁˈɡe(ʁ)/

Etymology

Inherited from Latin: erigo

Cognate with Galician: erguer

Cognate with Spanish: erguir

In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese erger, from Vulgar Latin *ergere, from Latin ērigere. The modern verb has been rebuilt around the conjugation ergo (“I raise”), hence the other inflexions now all have /ɡ/ rather than the /ʒ/ one would expect from medieval forms like erger. Galician erguer and Spanish erguir were rebuilt in the same manner. Doublet of erigir, which was borrowed from Latin.