acotar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Alternative forms ===
acutar
acoutar (Western)
coutar (Western)
cotar
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /akoˈtaɾ/ [a.koˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧co‧tar
=== Verb ===
acotar
to reserve; keep; book (a space, a seat etc.)
to enclose a portion of land, for hunting or to let the grass grow
to agree on (a salary)
(Llanes) to find a nest
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
acotar con
=== References ===
“acotar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “acotar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central) [ə.kuˈta]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.koˈta]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.koˈtaɾ]
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
=== Etymology 1 ===
Uncertain.
==== Verb ====
acotar (first-person singular present acoto, first-person singular preterite acotí, past participle acotat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
(transitive, reflexive) to bend down
Synonym: ajupir
(transitive) to cut or prune a tree at the ground level so that it can grow sprouts
===== Conjugation =====
===== Derived terms =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
From a- + cota + -ar.
==== Verb ====
acotar (first-person singular present acoto, first-person singular preterite acotí, past participle acotat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /ɔ/
(transitive, theater) to annotate (a script of a play) with theatrical notes
(transitive, topography) to annotate (a topographical map) with indications of the height of the land
(transitive, mathematics) to bound (a set)
===== Conjugation =====
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=== Further reading ===
“acotar”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
“acotar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“acotar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
“acotar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
=== Anagrams ===
acorat, actora, atraco, carota, coarta, croata, tocara, tocarà
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From a- + coto (“reserve”) + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /akoˈtaɾ/ [a.koˈt̪aɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: a‧co‧tar
=== Verb ===
acotar (first-person singular present acoto, first-person singular preterite acoté, past participle acotado)
to survey land, enclose
to prune or lop a tree
to annotate a page
to mark contours on a map
(figurative) to qualify, limit
(figurative) to check, validate
==== Conjugation ====
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==== Related terms ====
=== Further reading ===
“acotar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025
=== Anagrams ===
atraco, croata