# soterrar
## Asturian
### Etymology

From tierra, or possibly a Late Latin subterrō, subterrāre, from Latin sub + terra.

### Verb

soterrar
* to bury

#### Related terms

* tierra

## Catalan
### Etymology

From terra, or possibly a Late Latin subterrō, subterrāre, from Latin sub + terra. Compare also Occitan sosterrar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [su.təˈra]
* IPA: (Balearic) [so.təˈra]
* IPA: (Valencia) [so.teˈraɾ]

### Verb

soterrar (first-person singular present soterro, first-person singular preterite soterrí, past participle soterrat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
* (transitive) to bury (especially a dead body)
    Synonym: enterrar
    Antonym: desenterrar

#### Derived terms

* soterrament

#### Related terms

* enterrar
* terra

### References

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

### Further reading

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

## Galician
### Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese soterrar, from terra or possibly a Late Latin subterrō, subterrāre, from Latin sub + terra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soteˈraɾ/

### Verb

soterrar (first-person singular present soterro, first-person singular preterite soterrei, past participle soterrado)
* (transitive, literary) to bury; to inter
    Synonyms: aterrar, enterrar
** 1370, R. Lorenzo, editor, Crónica troiana. Introducción e texto, A Coruña: Fundación Barrié, page 408:en este comedio poderemos soterrar et queymar aqueles que jazẽ mortos ẽno cãpoduring this interlude we can bury and burn the ones who lie dead on the field

#### Conjugation

$^1$Less recommended.

### References

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

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From so- (“under”) +‎ terra (“earth”) +‎ -ar or possibly from Late Latin subterrāre, from Latin sub- + terra.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /so.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ [so.teˈha(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /so.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ [so.teˈha(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /so.teˈʁa(ɾ)/ [so.teˈha(ɾ)]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /so.teˈʁa(ʁ)/ [so.teˈχa(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /so.teˈʁa(ɻ)/ [so.teˈha(ɻ)]
* (Portugal) IPA: /su.tɨˈʁaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /su.tɨˈʁaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /su.tɨˈʁa.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: so‧ter‧rar

### Verb

soterrar (first-person singular present soterro, first-person singular preterite soterrei, past participle soterrado)
* (transitive) to bury, to cover in dirt, snow or rubble

#### Conjugation

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

#### Related terms

* enterrar
* terra

## Spanish
### Etymology

From tierra, or possibly a Late Latin subterrō, subterrāre, from Latin sub + terra.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /soteˈraɾ/ [so.t̪eˈraɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: so‧te‧rrar

### Verb

soterrar (first-person singular present sotierro or soterro, first-person singular preterite soterré, past participle soterrado)
* (transitive) to bury underground, inter
    Synonym: enterrar
    Antonym: desenterrar

#### 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

* soterramiento

#### Related terms

* desenterrar
* enterrar
* entierro
* tierra

### Further reading

* “soterrar”, 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