alza
See also: alzá and alzà
Asturian
Verb
alza
- inflection of alzar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈal.t͡sa/
- Rhymes: -altsa
- Hyphenation: àl‧za
Verb
alza
- inflection of alzare:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Spanish
Etymology
From alzar (“to raise”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈalθa/ [ˈal̟.θa]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ˈalsa/ [ˈal.sa]
Audio (file) - (Spain) Rhymes: -alθa
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -alsa
- Syllabification: al‧za
Noun
alza f (plural alzas)
- rise
Usage notes
- The feminine noun alza is like other feminine nouns starting with a stressed /a/ sound in that it takes the articles el and un (normally reserved for masculine nouns) in the singular when there is no intervening adjective:
- el alza
- un alza
- However, if an adjective, even one that begins with stressed /a/ such as alta or ancha, intervenes between the article and the noun, the article reverts to la or una.
Derived terms
- alcista
- en alza
Verb
alza
- inflection of alzar:
- third-person singular present indicative
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “alza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014