enternecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- + terno (affectionate) + -ecer. Compare Spanish enternecer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teʁ.neˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.teɦ.neˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teʁ.neˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teɦ.neˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teɾ.neˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teɾ.neˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teʁ.neˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.teʁ.neˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teʁ.neˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.teʁ.neˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.teɻ.neˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.teɻ.neˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.tɨɾ.nɨˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.tɨɾ.nɨˈse.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧ter‧ne‧cer

Verb

enternecer (first-person singular present enterneço, first-person singular preterite enterneci, past participle enternecido)

  1. (transitive) to move (emotionally)
    Antonym: desenternecer

Conjugation

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + tierno + -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /enteɾneˈθeɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪eɾ.neˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /enteɾneˈseɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪eɾ.neˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ter‧ne‧cer

Verb

enternecer (first-person singular present enternezco, first-person singular preterite enternecí, past participle enternecido)

  1. (transitive) to move; to touch (with emotions)
    • 1869, Soledad Acosta de Samper, Teresa la Limeña:
      Teresa, al principio, no había podido menos que enternecerse con la muerte repentina del que fue su esposo
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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