erigir

== Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ērigere, with normal change of conjugation to -ir. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.ɾiˈʒi] IPA(key): (Valencia) [e.ɾiˈd͡ʒiɾ] === Verb === erigir (first-person singular present erigeixo, first-person singular preterite erigí, past participle erigit) (transitive) to erect, construct, raise Synonym: alçar (transitive) to found, establish Synonym: fundar (pronominal) to pose [with en ‘as’], to attain the status [with en ‘of’] L'ermita es va erigir en església parroquial. ― The hermitage attained the status of a parish church. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== erecte erecció === Further reading === “erigir”, 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 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ērigere. Doublet of erguer, which was inherited. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: e‧ri‧gir === Verb === erigir (first-person singular present erijo, first-person singular preterite erigi, past participle erigido) (transitive) to set up; to construct; to build Synonyms: erguer, construir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== erecção ereto ereção erguer === Further reading === “erigir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “erigir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin ērigere. Doublet of erguir, which was inherited. Compare English erect. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eɾiˈxiɾ/ [e.ɾiˈxiɾ] Rhymes: -iɾ Syllabification: e‧ri‧gir === Verb === erigir (first-person singular present erijo, first-person singular preterite erigí, past participle erigido) (transitive) to build, to erect Synonym: construir (transitive) to set up, establish Synonym: establecer ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “erigir”, 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