envolvedor

Galician

Etymology

Attested since 1812. From envolver (“to wrap”) +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [embolβeˈðoɾ]

Adjective

envolvedor (feminine envolvedora, masculine plural envolvedores, feminine plural envolvedoras)

1. scheming; who sows discord

   Synonyms: cizañeiro, cizañento

   • 1812, Antonio Benito Fandiño, A Casamenteira:

     Xâ sabes que â miña casa
     he moi levada o bandallo
     da tia Goras de Rabál,
     aquela gran zalameira,
     embolvedora è embusteira,
     que vive por noso mal:

     You know that my house
     has become quite a calamity
     because of uncle Goras of Rabal,
     that great sweat talker,
     scheming and liar
     that lives to cause us harm

References

• “envolvedor” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “envolvedor” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “envolvedor” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vow.veˈdoʁ/ [ẽ.voʊ̯.veˈdoh], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vow.veˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.voʊ̯.veˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vow.veˈdoʁ/ [ẽ.voʊ̯.veˈdoh], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vow.veˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.voʊ̯.veˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vow.veˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.voʊ̯.veˈdoɾ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vow.veˈdoɾ/ [ĩ.voʊ̯.veˈdoɾ]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vow.veˈdoʁ/ [ẽ.voʊ̯.veˈdoχ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vow.veˈdoʁ/ [ĩ.voʊ̯.veˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.vow.veˈdoɻ/ [ẽ.voʊ̯.veˈdoɻ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.vow.veˈdoɻ/ [ĩ.voʊ̯.veˈdoɻ]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.vol.vɨˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.voɫ.vɨˈðoɾ], /ẽ.vɔl.vɨˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.vɔɫ.vɨˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.vol.vɨˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.voɫ.vɨˈðoɾ], /ẽ.vɔl.vɨˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.vɔɫ.vɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.bol.bɨˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.boɫ.βɨˈðoɾ], /ẽ.bɔl.bɨˈdoɾ/ [ẽ.bɔɫ.βɨˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.vol.vɨˈdo.ɾi/ [ẽ.voɫ.vɨˈðo.ɾi], /ẽ.vɔl.vɨˈdo.ɾi/ [ẽ.vɔɫ.vɨˈðo.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: en‧vol‧ve‧dor

Adjective

envolvedor (feminine envolvedora, masculine plural envolvedores, feminine plural envolvedoras)

1. involved
2. engaged