alza

See also: alzá and alzà

Asturian

Verb

alza

  1. inflection of alzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Galician

Verb

alza

  1. inflection of alzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -altsa
  • Hyphenation: àl‧za

Verb

alza

  1. inflection of alzare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈalθa/ [ˈal̟.θa]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈalsa/ [ˈal.sa]
  • Audio:(file)
  • (Spain) Rhymes: -alθa
  • (Latin America) Rhymes: -alsa
  • Syllabification: al‧za

Etymology 1

Deverbal from alzar (to raise).

Noun

alza f (plural alzas)

  1. rise
    Synonym: subida
Usage notes
  • Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like this one regularly take the singular articles el and un, usually reserved for masculine nouns.
    el alza, un alza
  • They maintain the usual feminine singular articles la and una if an adjective intervenes between the article and the noun.
Derived terms

Verb

alza

  1. inflection of alzar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

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