# amparar
## Asturian

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Is it like Spanish?”)

### Verb

amparar (first-person singular indicative present amparo, past participle amparáu)
* to safeguard

#### Conjugation
## Galician
### Alternative forms

* emparar

### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese amparar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Vulgar Latin *anteparō, *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō, parāre.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ampaˈɾaɾ]

### Verb

amparar (first-person singular present amparo, first-person singular preterite amparei, past participle amparado)
* to protect, safeguard
    Synonym: protexer
* to sustain
    Synonyms: soster, termar

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

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

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō. Compare Spanish amparar, Catalan emparar, Occitan aparar.

### Pronunciation

* Hyphenation: am‧pa‧rar

### Verb

amparar (first-person singular present amparo, first-person singular preterite amparei, past participle amparado)
* to safeguard

#### Conjugation

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

#### Related terms

* amparo

## Spanish
### Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish amparar, emparar, from Vulgar Latin *anteparāre (“to prevent”), from Latin ante- + parō, parāre. Compare Portuguese amparar, Catalan emparar, Occitan aparar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ampaˈɾaɾ/ [ãm.paˈɾaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: am‧pa‧rar

### Verb

amparar (first-person singular present amparo, first-person singular preterite amparé, past participle amparado)
* (transitive) to safeguard
    Synonym: resguardar

#### 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

* amparador
* amparo
* desamparar

#### Related terms

* parar

### Further reading

* “amparar”, 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