empunhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From em- + punho + -ar. Compare Spanish empuñar, Catalan empunyar, Italian impugnare.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pũˈj̃a(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pũˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pũˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.pũˈj̃a(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pũˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.pũˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pũˈj̃a(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pũˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pũˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.puˈɲa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.puˈɲa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.puˈɲaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.puˈɲa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: em‧pu‧nhar

Verb

empunhar (first-person singular present empunho, first-person singular preterite empunhei, past participle empunhado)

  1. to hold [something] by its end with one’s clenched fist, like a sword

Conjugation

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