# fincar
## Asturian
### Verb

fincar (first-person singular indicative present finco, past participle fincáu)
* to thrust
    Synonyms: clavar, espetar

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (“drive in, fix in place”). Doublet of ficar. Cognate with Portuguese fincar and Spanish hincar. The /n/ may be due to the influence of Latin fingere and its derivatives.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [fiŋˈkaɾ]

### Verb

fincar (first-person singular present finco, first-person singular preterite finquei, past participle fincado)
* to thrust
    Synonyms: chantar, espetar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Derived terms

* fincón

### References

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

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese fincar, from Vulgar Latin *fīg(i)cāre, frequentative based on Latin fīgere (“drive in, fix in place”). Doublet of ficar. The -n- may be due to the influence of Latin fingere and its derivatives.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /fĩˈka(ʁ)/ [fĩˈka(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /fĩˈka(ʁ)/ [fĩˈka(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /fĩˈka(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /fĩˈka(ʁ)/ [fĩˈka(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /fĩˈka(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /fĩˈkaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /fĩˈkaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /fĩˈka.ɾi/

### Verb

fincar (first-person singular present finco, first-person singular preterite finquei, past participle fincado)
* to stick in

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /finˈkaɾ/ [fĩŋˈkaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: fin‧car

### Etymology 1
#### Verb

fincar (first-person singular present finco, first-person singular preterite finqué, past participle fincado)
* (transitive) Archaic form of hincar (“to thrust, stick, plant, cultivate”).

##### Derived terms

* afincar
* finca

### Etymology 2

From finca +‎ -ar.

#### Verb

fincar (first-person singular present finco, first-person singular preterite finqué, past participle fincado)
* (intransitive) to acquire fincas

##### 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.

### Further reading

* “fincar”, 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