alza

See also: alzá and alzà

Asturian

Verb

alza

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

Galician

Verb

alza

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

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

Spanish

Pronunciation

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

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• Rhymes: -alθa
• Rhymes: -alsa
• Syllabification: al‧za

Etymology 1

Deverbal from alzar (“to raise”).

Noun

alza f (plural alzas)

1. rise

   Synonym: subida

Usage notes

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like alza take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el alza. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al alza, del alza.

These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un alza or una alza. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).

However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor alza, una buena alza.

• If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el alza única, un(a) alza buena.
• In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

Derived terms

• alcista
• en alza

 

Etymology 2

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10