# acorrer
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese acorrer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from accurrere (“to rush, hasten”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [a.ko.ˈreɾ]

### Verb

acorrer (first-person singular present acorro, first-person singular preterite acorrín, past participle acorrido) acorrer (first-person singular present acorro, first-person singular preterite acorrim or acorri, past participle acorrido, reintegrationist norm)
* to help, aid
** 1324, A. García y García (DIR. ed.), Synodicon hispanum I. Galicia. Madrid: Editorial Católica, page 16:
    de commo son agravados et endevedados et perderon os averes que suyan aver; por lles acorrermos a estas coytas et tribulaçoes et les fazermos aiuda et ben et merçeeas they are injured and indebted and they lost the assets they used to have; for aiding them in this sorrows and troubles and giving them help and good and mercy
    Synonym: axudar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

* Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “acorrer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “acorr”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “acorrer”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “acorrer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “acorrer”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “acorrer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “acorrer”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese acorrer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from accurrere (“to rush, hasten”).

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /a.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [a.koˈhe(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /a.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [a.koˈhe(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /a.koˈʁe(ɾ)/ [a.koˈhe(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /a.koˈʁe(ʁ)/ [a.koˈχe(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /a.koˈʁe(ɻ)/ [a.koˈhe(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.kuˈʁeɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.kuˈʁeɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐ.kuˈʁe.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: a‧cor‧rer

### Verb

acorrer (first-person singular present acorro, first-person singular preterite acorri, past participle acorrido)
* to help, to aid
    Synonyms: ajudar, socorrer, auxiliar

#### Conjugation
## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Latin accurrere (“to rush, hasten”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /akoˈreɾ/ [a.koˈreɾ]
* Rhymes: -eɾ
* Syllabification: a‧co‧rrer

### Verb

acorrer (first-person singular present acorro, first-person singular preterite acorrí, past participle acorrido)
* (transitive) to help; to go to the aid of

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Related terms

* correr

### Further reading

* “acorrer”, 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