ensurdecer
Portuguese
Etymology
From en- + surdo (“deaf”) + -ecer, or from Latin surdēscere, from surdus (“deaf”) + -ēscō. Compare Spanish ensordecer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.suʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.suɦ.deˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.suʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.suɦ.deˈse(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.suɾ.deˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.suɾ.deˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.suʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.suʁ.deˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.suʁ.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.suʁ.deˈse(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.suɻ.deˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.suɻ.deˈse(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.suɾ.dɨˈseɾ/ [ẽ.suɾ.ðɨˈseɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.suɾ.dɨˈse.ɾi/ [ẽ.suɾ.ðɨˈse.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: en‧sur‧de‧cer
Verb
ensurdecer (first-person singular present ensurdeço, first-person singular preterite ensurdeci, past participle ensurdecido)
- to deafen (to make deaf, permanently or temporarily)
Conjugation
Derived terms
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