arronsar

Catalan

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Arabic الرَّمْز (ar-ramz, “nod, sign, hint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ə.runˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ə.ronˈsa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.ronˈsaɾ]

Verb

arronsar (first-person singular present arronso, first-person singular preterite arronsí, past participle arronsat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to contract
2. (transitive) to shrug

   Synonym: arrupir-se

   arronsar les espatlles ― to shrug the shoulders

3. (figurative, pronominal) to shy away

Conjugation

    Conjugation of arronsar (first conjugation)

infinitive			arronsar
gerund			arronsant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		arronsat		arronsada
		plural		arronsats		arronsades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	arronso	arronses	arronsa	arronsem	arronseu	arronsen
	imperfect	arronsava	arronsaves	arronsava	arronsàvem	arronsàveu	arronsaven
	future	arronsaré	arronsaràs	arronsarà	arronsarem	arronsareu	arronsaran
	preterite	arronsí	arronsares	arronsà	arronsàrem	arronsàreu	arronsaren
	conditional	arronsaria	arronsaries	arronsaria	arronsaríem	arronsaríeu	arronsarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	arronsi	arronsis	arronsi	arronsem	arronseu	arronsin
	imperfect	arronsés	arronsessis	arronsés	arronséssim	arronséssiu	arronsessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	arronsa	arronsi	arronsem	arronseu	arronsin
	negative (no)	—	no arronsis	no arronsi	no arronsem	no arronseu	no arronsin

Related terms

• estira-i-arronsa
• ronsa

Further reading

• “arronsar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.