acats

== Aromanian == === Alternative forms === acatsu — alternative spelling === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *accaptiō, compare Romanian agăța, acăța. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [aˈkat͡s(ŭ)] === Verb === acats (third-person singular acatsã, simple perfect acãtsai, imperfect acãtsam, participle acãtsatã, infinitive acãtsare) to grab (transitive) to take, grab, snatch Synonyms: ljau, apuc (transitive) to catch, capture, seize, arrest Synonyms: apuc, prindu, pruftusescu (transitive) to hunt or capture (an animal), to land (a fish) Synonym: avin (transitive) to hang, hook Synonym: spindzur to get, acquire (transitive) to understand, apprehend Synonym: apuc (transitive) to form a new relationship (transitive) to flatter, seduce (a woman) (transitive) to begin, start Synonyms: apãrnjescu, nchisescu, arhiusescu (intransitive) to occur, break out (of natural phenomena) (transitive) to affect (of a symptom or disease), to malfunction (of a body part) to occupy (transitive) to occupy a space, be located in (reflexive) to be (of a location), belong to (a wider area) (transitive) to rent, lease property (transitive) to fill certain role or position (transitive) to hold, support, bind together; to sew (of torn clothes) to arrive, reach (reflexive) to arrive (in a place) Synonym: agiungu (transitive) to reach (a level, speed, age, etc.) to be good, succeed (intransitive) to please, suit, fit [with dative] (e.g. of clothing, jewellery, etc.) Synonym: satur nj-acatsã ghine ― it pleases me, it suits me nj-acatsã ma ghine ― I prefer (literally, “it pleases me more”) (intransitive) to satisfy [with dative] (intransitive) to achieve a goal, succeed (intransitive) to catch on, be effective (intransitive) to thrive, sprout (of plants) (intransitive) to make income, profit; to advance (in business) (reflexive) to be comfortable, secure financially (intransitive, chiefly in the negative) to adapt, feel confident in a given setting to place (transitive) to fix, place firmly (transitive) to plant (a plant) (transitive) to cost Synonyms: fac, custisescu (transitive) to hit, beat, strike [with tu ‘in a certain way’; or with cu ‘with a specific tool’] (reflexive) to fight [with cu] to quarrel, argue, fight to clash, come to blows with to challenge Synonym: arnisescu to paralyse (transitive) to expect, be pregnant with acatsã njic ― she's expecting a child (transitive) to esteem, regard (intransitive) to suckle, nurse (of a newborn) Synonyms: alãptedz, tsãtsuescu (intransitive) to turn (of a road) Synonym: apuc (reflexive) to be diverted (of water in an irrigation canal) (reflexive) to plough, furrow the ground (of a plough) (sometimes reflexive) to bet, lay a bet (reflexive) to associate with, maintain relations with [with di] ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Dasoulas (2013), pages 23f.: “acátsu” Cunia (2010), page 9ab: “acats” Vrabie (2000), page 105: “acquire”, page 119: “apprehend”, page 122: “arrive”, page 153: “bet”, page 184: “capture”, page 221: “cost”, page 424: “land”, page 425: “latch”, page 449: “make”, page 453: “make sense”, page 447: “nab”, page 589: “satisfy”, page 652: “strike”, page 697: “turn” DIARO (1997), pages 6f.: “acăța” → “acațu” Papahagi DDAGE, pages 101f.: “acáțŭ” Dalametra (1906), pages 1f.: “acîțàri” Nikolaidis (1909), page 14: “ακάτσου” Mihăileanu (1901), page 3b: “acáțŭ” Weigand Aromunen, vol. 2, page 290b: “akáts” == Norman == === Noun === acats m pl plural of acat