petrificar

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Asturian[edit]

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petrificar (first-person singular indicative present petrifico, past participle petrificáu)

  1. petrify (to harden organic matter by depositing dissolved minerals)

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Galician[edit]

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petrificar (first-person singular present petrifico, first-person singular preterite petrifiquei, past participle petrificado)

  1. (transitive) to petrify

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Portuguese[edit]

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  • Hyphenation: pe‧tri‧fi‧car

Verb[edit]

petrificar (first-person singular present petrifico, first-person singular preterite petrifiquei, past participle petrificado)

  1. (transitive) to petrify, to produce rigidity

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Medieval Latin petrificāre (to petrify), from the compounding of petra (stone, rock) and -ficō, a suffix from faciō (to make). The term petra is from Ancient Greek πέτρα (pétra, stone, rock); further etymology unknown.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /petɾifiˈkaɾ/ [pe.t̪ɾi.fiˈkaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: pe‧tri‧fi‧car

Verb[edit]

petrificar (first-person singular present petrifico, first-person singular preterite petrifiqué, past participle petrificado)

  1. (transitive) to petrify

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