acira

Romanian

Alternative forms

• acera — Banat, regional

Etymology

Maybe from Vulgar Latin *accēnāre (“to wait until the evening”), originally meaning "to wait until the time of dinner". For the rhotacism of the intervocalic nasal, compare fereastră from Latin fenestra; however, this is uncommon in Romanian, especially without cause of dissimilation. Cf. also the related cină, which did not undergo rhotacism.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.t͡ʃiˈra/
• Rhymes: -a
• Hyphenation: a‧ci‧ra

Verb

a acira (third-person singular present aciră, past participle acirat) 1st conj.

1. (regional) to await, to hope for
2. (regional) to lurk, to lie in ambush

Conjugation

    conjugation of acira (first conjugation, no infix)

infinitive			a acira
gerund			acirând
past participle			acirat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	acir	aciri	aciră	acirăm	acirați	aciră
	imperfect	aciram	acirai	acira	aciram	acirați	acirau
	simple perfect	acirai	acirași	aciră	acirarăm	acirarăți	acirară
	pluperfect	acirasem	aciraseși	acirase	aciraserăm	aciraserăți	aciraseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să acir	să aciri	să acire	să acirăm	să acirați	să acire
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		aciră			acirați
	negative		nu acira			nu acirați

Synonyms

• aștepta, pândi