"cerca" meaning in Portuguese

See cerca in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ˈseʁ.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈseh.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈseɾ.kɐ/ [São-Paulo], /ˈseʁ.kɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈseχ.kɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈseɻ.kɐ/ [Caipira], /ˈseɾ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: cêrca [alternative]
Rhymes: -eʁkɐ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circā Portuguese cerca Inherited from Latin circā. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:inh|la:circā|id=circa|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der. Ancient Greek κίρκος (kírkos)bor. Latin circus Latin circum Latin circā Portuguese cerca [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "hawk", "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "der.", "keyword_label" : "Derived from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "turn", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*(s)ker-", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Ancient Greek", "term" : "κίρκος", "lang" : "grc" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circum", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "circā", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "cerca", "lang" : "pt" }" data-id="circa" data-lang="pt" data-title="cerca" id="Portuguese:_circa"> Inherited from Latin circā. Head templates: {{pt-adv}} cerca
  1. only used in cerca de
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈseʁ.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈseh.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈseɾ.kɐ/ [São-Paulo], /ˈseʁ.kɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈseχ.kɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈseɻ.kɐ/ [Caipira], /ˈseɾ.kɐ/ [Portugal] Forms: cercas [plural], cêrca [alternative]
Rhymes: -eʁkɐ Etymology: Deverbal from cercar (“surround”), or from Old Galician-Portuguese cerca (“surround”), from a Vulgar Latin *circa (compare Spanish cerca, northern Italian cerca, French cerce), from the feminine of Latin circus. Etymology templates: {{etymon|pt|id=fence}}, {{deverbal|pt|cercar|t=surround}} Deverbal from cercar (“surround”), {{inh|pt|roa-opt|cerca|t=surround}} Old Galician-Portuguese cerca (“surround”), {{inh|pt|la-vul|*circa}} Vulgar Latin *circa, {{cog|es|cerca}} Spanish cerca, {{cog|it|cerca}} Italian cerca, {{cog|fr|cerce}} French cerce, {{der|pt|la|circus}} Latin circus Head templates: {{pt-noun|f}} cerca f (plural cercas)
  1. fence (thin barrier that separates two pieces of land) Tags: feminine Synonyms: sebe, cercadura, grade
    Sense id: en-cerca-pt-noun-TZa84Eu8 Categories (other): Portuguese deverbals, Walls and fences Disambiguation of Portuguese deverbals: 45 55 Disambiguation of Walls and fences: 9 31 24 20 17
  2. (less common) wall (structure built for defense surrounding a city) Tags: feminine, uncommon Synonyms: muro, muralha
    Sense id: en-cerca-pt-noun-XR9mKOat Categories (other): Portuguese deverbals Disambiguation of Portuguese deverbals: 45 55
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cerquilha Related terms: cercado, cercadura, cercania, cerco
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈsɛʁ.kɐ/ [Brazil], [ˈsɛh.kɐ] [Brazil], /ˈsɛɾ.kɐ/ [São-Paulo], /ˈsɛʁ.kɐ/ [Rio-de-Janeiro], [ˈsɛχ.kɐ] [Rio-de-Janeiro], /ˈsɛɻ.kɐ/ [Caipira], /ˈsɛɾ.kɐ/ [Portugal]
Rhymes: -ɛʁkɐ Etymology: See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|nl=1}} See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form. Head templates: {{head|pt|verb form}} cerca
  1. inflection of cercar:
    third-person singular present indicative
    Tags: form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person Form of: cercar
    Sense id: en-cerca-pt-verb-oKuoAksx Categories (other): Pages with entries, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 1 0 10 1 0 0 1 0 10 1 8 1 0 0 1 10 1 8 4 0 0 0 10 1 0 0 0 6 0 3 1 10 1 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 2 2 1 10 2 0 0 2 0 10 2 3 1 1 1 2 10 2 3 1 1 1 0 10 2 1 1 1 7 0 3 4 10 2 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 4 2 2 85 7 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 4 4 2 73 17
  2. inflection of cercar:
    second-person singular imperative
    Tags: form-of, imperative, second-person, singular Form of: cercar
    Sense id: en-cerca-pt-verb-ixg4xoLm
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Inflected forms

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      "expansion": "Italian cerca",
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          "english": "Some Portuguese men who saw it wanted to say this wall was as big as the one in Lisbon […]",
          "ref": "1569, Gaspar da Cruz, “Capitulo sexto / em ho qual particularmente ſe trata da cidade da Cantam [Chapter six / which tells particularly of the city of Canton]” (chapter VI), in Tractado em que ſe cõtam muito poꝛ eſtẽſo as couſas da China […] [Treaty in which the matters of China are told very extensively […]], 1st edition, Andre de Burgos, unnumbered page:",
          "text": "Algũs poꝛtugueſes q̃ ha viram quiſerã dizer ſer tamanha eſta cerca como ha ḋ Lixboa […]",
          "translation": "Some Portuguese men who saw it wanted to say this wall was as big as the one in Lisbon […]",
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