aferrar

Ladino

Verb

aferrar (Latin spelling)

  1. to catch
  2. to grasp

Spanish

Etymology

From ferro.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /afeˈraɾ/

Verb

aferrar (first-person singular present aferro, first-person singular preterite aferré, past participle aferrado)

  1. to seize
  2. to catch, to hook
  3. (nautical) to furl
  4. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to cling to, to hang onto

Conjugation

  • Notes: The diphthongal conjugation (where e becomes ie) is obsolete and nowadays the regular conjugation prevails.
      • Rule: e becomes an ie in stressed syllables.

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