estribar

Spanish

Etymology

From estribo + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /estɾiˈbaɾ/ [es.t̪ɾiˈβ̞aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧tri‧bar

Verb

estribar (first-person singular present estribo, first-person singular preterite estribé, past participle estribado)

  1. (intransitive) to originate with, stem from
    • 1854, Anon (translating Frederick II of Prussia, El Anti-Maquiavelo, Chapter V:
      Es una verdad reconocida que la fuerza de un estado no estriba en la estension de su territorio, sinó en el número de sus habitantes.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. to support, lean
  3. to lie, be placed

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