încăleca

Romanian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *incaballicāre, from Late Latin caballicāre, from Latin caballus (nag, jade). Compare Aromanian ncalic, ncãlicari or Albanian ngalkoj.

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Verb

a încăleca (third-person singular present încalecă, past participle încălecat, third-person subjunctive încalece) 1st conjugation

  1. (ambitransitive) to mount (e.g. a horse) [with direct object or pe or (obsolete) în]
    Synonym: încălăra (obsolete)
    Antonym: descăleca
  2. (transitive, figurative, obsolete) to subdue, subjugate
  3. (reciprocal, informal) to overlap

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