soscavar

Catalan

Alternative forms

socavar

Etymology

From sots- +‎ cavar.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Central) [sus.kəˈβa]

IPA^(key): (Balearic) [sos.kəˈva]

IPA^(key): (Valencian) [sos.kaˈvaɾ]

Verb

soscavar (first-person singular present soscavo, first-person singular preterite soscaví, past participle soscavat)

(transitive) to undermine, to dig under
(transitive, figurative) to undermine (to weaken or work against)
Synonym: minar

Conjugation

Conjugation of soscavar (first conjugation)

person		singular			plural
infinitive			soscavar
gerund			soscavant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		soscavat		soscavada
		plural		soscavats		soscavades
person		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	soscavo	soscaves	soscava	soscavem	soscaveu	soscaven
	imperfect	soscavava	soscavaves	soscavava	soscavàvem	soscavàveu	soscavaven
	future	soscavaré	soscavaràs	soscavarà	soscavarem	soscavareu	soscavaran
	preterite	soscaví	soscavares	soscavà	soscavàrem	soscavàreu	soscavaren
	conditional	soscavaria	soscavaries	soscavaria	soscavaríem	soscavaríeu	soscavarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	soscavi	soscavis	soscavi	soscavem	soscaveu	soscavin
	imperfect	soscavés	soscavessis	soscavés	soscavéssim	soscavéssiu	soscavessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	soscava	soscavi	soscavem	soscaveu	soscavin
	negative (no)	—	no soscavis	no soscavi	no soscavem	no soscaveu	no soscavin

Derived terms

soscavament

Related terms

cavar

Further reading

“soscavar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“soscavar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
“soscavar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“soscavar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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