amenazar

== Asturian == === Etymology === From amenaza (“threat”) +‎ -ar. Alternatively, from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *admināciāre (“to threaten”) < *mināciāre (“threaten”), from minācia (“threat”). === Verb === amenazar (first-person singular indicative present amenazo, past participle amenazáu) to threaten ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== amenaza === Further reading === “amenazar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN García Arias, Xosé Lluis (2002–2004), “amenazar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (overall work in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === From amenaza (“threat”) +‎ -ar. Alternatively, from a hypothetical Vulgar Latin *admināciāre (“to threaten”) < *mināciāre (“threaten”), from minācia (“threat”). Compare Catalan amenaçar, French menacer, Italian minacciare, Occitan amenaçar, Portuguese ameaçar, Romanian ameninţa, Sicilian amminazzari. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /amenaˈθaɾ/ [a.me.naˈθaɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /amenaˈsaɾ/ [a.me.naˈsaɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧me‧na‧zar === Verb === amenazar (first-person singular present amenazo, first-person singular preterite amenacé, past participle amenazado) (transitive) to threaten (“to make threats”) Alternative form: menazar (archaic) Synonyms: amagar, conminar (transitive) to threaten (“to be a threat”) Synonym: amagar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “amenazar”, 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