esperonar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From esperó +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central) [əs.pə.ɾuˈna] IPA(key): (Balearic) [əs.pə.ɾoˈna] IPA(key): (Valencia) [es.pe.ɾoˈnaɾ] === Verb === esperonar (first-person singular present esperono, first-person singular preterite esperoní, past participle esperonat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/ (transitive) to spur Synonym: esperonejar (transitive, figurative) to spur on, to prod Synonyms: animar, incitar, estimular ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== esperonador esperonament === Further reading === “esperonar”, 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