-entar

Portuguese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ẽˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ẽˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ẽˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ẽˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: -en‧tar

Suffix

-entar

  1. (highly obsolete) postpositive formation suffix of verbal character, which occurs in verbs with a factitive or causative meaning

Usage notes

  • Usually with the verb root prefixed with a-.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -entar
aformosentar
agourentar
amamentar
apodrentar
apoquentar
aposentar
formosentar

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