cambiar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Aragonese ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Late Latin cambiāre
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kamˈbja(ɾ)/
Syllabification: cam‧biar
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
=== Verb ===
cambiar
to change
==== Conjugation ====
=== References ===
“cambiar”, in Aragonario, diccionario aragonés–castellano (in Spanish)
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Leonese cambiar, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, of Gaulish origin.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kamˈbjaɾ/ [kãmˈbjaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cam‧biar
=== Verb ===
cambiar (first-person singular indicative present cambio, past participle cambiáu)
to change
to exchange
==== Conjugation ====
==== Synonyms ====
(change): camudar
==== Related terms ====
cambéu
=== Further reading ===
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “cambiar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
“cambiar”, 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
== Galician ==
=== Alternative forms ===
cambear
=== Etymology ===
In local Latin charters since the 10th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese cambiar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, of Celtic origin. Compare French changer.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kamˈbjaɾ/ [kɑmˈbjaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Hyphenation: cam‧biar
=== Verb ===
cambiar (first-person singular present cambio, first-person singular preterite cambiei, past participle cambiado)
to change
Synonym: mudar
to exchange
Synonym: trocar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
cambiador
==== Related terms ====
=== References ===
“cambiar”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
“cambiar”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026
Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “cambiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “cambiar”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “cambiar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “cambiar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “cambiar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
== Interlingua ==
=== Verb ===
cambiar
to change
==== Conjugation ====
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kamˈbjar/
Rhymes: -ar
Hyphenation: cam‧biàr
=== Verb ===
cambiar (apocopated)
apocopic form of cambiare
=== Further reading ===
cambiare in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
=== Anagrams ===
bacarmi, imbarca, imbraca, macabri
== Occitan ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Occitan cambiar, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, of Gaulish origin. Compare Catalan canviar, French changer.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): [kamˈbja]
=== Verb ===
cambiar
to change, to modify
==== Conjugation ====
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
==== Related terms ====
escambiar
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
From Old Galician-Portuguese cambiar, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, of Gaulish origin. Compare Spanish cambiar.
=== Pronunciation ===
=== Verb ===
cambiar (first-person singular present cambio, first-person singular preterite cambiei, past participle cambiado)
to exchange (to trade or barter)
Synonym: negociar
==== Conjugation ====
==== Related terms ====
câmbio
escambiar
=== Further reading ===
“cambiar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“cambiar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Inherited from Old Spanish, from Vulgar Latin or Late Latin cambiāre, from change in conjugation of cambīre, of Gaulish origin. Probably through Asturian cambiar, Galician cambiar or Aragonese cambiar, given the conservation of mb group. Compare also the probable native variant Old Spanish form camear. Cognate to Italian cambiare.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /kamˈbjaɾ/ [kãmˈbjaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: cam‧biar
=== Verb ===
cambiar (first-person singular present cambio, first-person singular preterite cambié, past participle cambiado)
(transitive, intransitive) to change, to shift, to switch, to alter
(transitive) to modify
Synonyms: alterar, modificar, transformar
(transitive, intransitive) to switch, to switch up, to change, to trade, to swap (usually + de) (when implying changing from one thing to another)
(transitive) to replace, to change out, to swap out
(transitive, formal) to exchange, to trade in
(transitive, figuratively) to turn around
(reflexive) to swap, to trade, to switch
(reflexive) to move (i.e., change from one place to another)
==== Conjugation ====
==== Derived terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Ye'kwana: kamjiyaka
=== Further reading ===
“cambiar”, 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