falcacear

falcacear

Spanish

FWOTD – 15 March 2016

Etymology

Compare French ficeler.

Pronunciation

• (z-s distinction) IPA^(key): /fal.ka.ˈθe.aɾ/
• (seseo merger) IPA^(key): /fal.ka.ˈse.aɾ/

Verb

falcacear (first-person singular present falcaceo, first-person singular preterite falcaceé, past participle falcaceado)

1. (nautical) to whip (a knot), to lash the end of a rope
   • 1876, José María Lozano, ‎Manuel Dublán, Legislación mexicana:

     Que al tiempo del armamento del buque, se le deben suministrar al condestable, sin que le resulte de cargo, sebo para empalmar las cureñas, baiben para la ligadura de los bragueros, piola para los casonetes y chifles, pintura para pintar la artillería, hilo de vela para falcacear chicotes, y el todo á proporcion del número y calibre de las piezas.

     At the time of arming the ship, you must supply to the constable, without it resulting from crime: tallow to grease the gun carriages, lines for the tying of the trusses, string for the toggles and powder horns, paint to paint the artillery, twine to whip the rope ends, and everything in agreement with the number and caliber of the pieces.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of falcacear (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)^{edit data}

infinitive			falcacear
gerund			falcaceando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		falcaceado		falcaceada
		plural		falcaceados		falcaceadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	falcaceo	falcaceastú falcaceásvos	falcacea	falcaceamos	falcaceáis	falcacean
	imperfect	falcaceaba	falcaceabas	falcaceaba	falcaceábamos	falcaceabais	falcaceaban
	preterite	falcaceé	falcaceaste	falcaceó	falcaceamos	falcaceasteis	falcacearon
	future	falcacearé	falcacearás	falcaceará	falcacearemos	falcacearéis	falcacearán
	conditional	falcacearía	falcacearías	falcacearía	falcacearíamos	falcacearíais	falcacearían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	falcacee	falcaceestú falcaceésvos2	falcacee	falcaceemos	falcaceéis	falcaceen
	imperfect (ra)	falcaceara	falcacearas	falcaceara	falcaceáramos	falcacearais	falcacearan
	imperfect (se)	falcacease	falcaceases	falcacease	falcaceásemos	falcaceaseis	falcaceasen
	future1	falcaceare	falcaceares	falcaceare	falcaceáremos	falcaceareis	falcacearen
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		falcaceatú falcaceávos	falcacee	falcaceemos	falcacead	falcaceen
	negative		no falcacees	no falcacee	no falcaceemos	no falcaceéis	no falcaceen

• ¹ Mostly obsolete form, now mainly used in legal jargon.
• ² Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

Synonyms

• falcazar

Related terms

• falcaceadura
• falcaceo