finchar

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

inchar

Etymology

From Latin īnflō, īnflāre, with consonant spread of the medial [f], namely via *hinhláɾe or *finfláɾe, cf. Spanish hallar, and see also henchir.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hinˈt͡ʃaɾ/

Verb

finchar

to blow into and inflate something, fill with air

Descendants

Old Spanish: hinchar
- Ladino: inchar
- Spanish: hinchar
  - Papiamentu: hincha

Further reading

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1984) “hinchar”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), volumes III (G–Ma), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 365

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