alza

alza

See also: alzá and alzà

Asturian

Verb

alza

1. inflection of alzar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.t͡sa/
• Rhymes: -altsa
• Hyphenation: àl‧za

Verb

alza

1. inflection of alzare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

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Spanish

Etymology

From alzar (“to raise”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈalθa/ [ˈal̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈalsa/ [ˈal.sa]

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• (Spain) Rhymes: -alθa
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -alsa
• Syllabification: al‧za

Noun

alza f (plural alzas)

1. 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

1. inflection of alzar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “alza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014