ensordecer
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Spanish[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- sordecer (obsolete, rare)
Etymology[edit]
From en- + Latin surdēscere, from surdus (“deaf”) + -ēscō. Compare Portuguese ensurdecer, Catalan ensordir.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Spain) /ensoɾdeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn.soɾ.ð̞eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /ensoɾdeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.soɾ.ð̞eˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧sor‧de‧cer
Verb[edit]
ensordecer (first-person singular present ensordezco, first-person singular preterite ensordecí, past participle ensordecido)
- (transitive) to deafen
- (reflexive) to go deaf
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of ensordecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of ensordecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “ensordecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Categories:
- Spanish terms prefixed with en-
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