# escampar
## Asturian
### Verb

escampar
* Alternative form of escamplar

#### Conjugation
## Catalan
### Etymology

From es- +‎ camp (“field”) +‎ -ar. First attested in the 14th century.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əs.kəmˈpa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [es.kamˈpaɾ]
* Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

### Verb

escampar (first-person singular present escampo, first-person singular preterite escampí, past participle escampat)
* (transitive, reflexive) to scatter, to disperse (to (cause to) separate and go in different directions)
* (transitive) to spread (to disperse, to scatter or distribute over a given area)
    Synonym: estendre
* (reflexive) to spread (to proliferate; to become more widely present, to be disseminated)
    Synonym: estendre's
** 2020 July 27, Salvador Macip, “Els reptes de la vacunació [The challenges of vaccination]”, in El Periódico‎:Quan va començar, la clau era detectar ràpid els brots i aïllar les zones més afectades per evitar que els casos s'escampessin.When it began, the key was to quickly detect outbreaks and isolate the most affected areas to avoid cases spreading.
* (reflexive, intransitive) to clear up (of stormy weather, to dissipate, to become calm)

#### Derived terms

* escamp
* escampada
* escampadís
* escampadissa
* escampador
* escampall
* escampament
* escampar la boira
* escampavies

### References

* ↑ “escampar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025

### Further reading

* “escampar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
* “escampar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “escampar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

## Galician
### Etymology

Attested since 1846. From es- +‎ campo (“field”) +‎ -ar. Probably a borrowing from Spanish or Catalan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [eskɑmˈpaɾ]

### Verb

escampar (first-person singular present escampo, first-person singular preterite escampei, past participle escampado)
* (of rain, weather) to clear up; to stop
    Synonyms: abrir, estiñar
** 1846, Juan Manuel Pintos, Contos de aldea:E aquedouse o mare, Sosegouse o vento. Escampou a chuvia, E foi crarecendo, Fuxindose as nubes Arrente do ceoAnd the sea got quiet The wind calmed down The rain stopped And it was clearing, the clouds running away by the sky

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

#### Related terms

* campo

### References

* Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “escampar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* “escampar”, 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), “escampar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
* Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “escampar”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

## Occitan
### Etymology

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### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Verb

escampar
* to throw
* to sweep (clean by sweeping)

#### Synonyms

* (to sweep): balajar

## Spanish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /eskamˈpaɾ/ [es.kãmˈpaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: es‧cam‧par

### Verb

escampar (first-person singular present escampo, first-person singular preterite escampé, past participle escampado)
* (intransitive, impersonal) to clear (to stop raining)
* (intransitive) to stop, to cease (doing)

#### 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.

#### Derived terms

* ya escampa

### Further reading

* “escampar”, 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