aleijar

Portuguese

Etymology

From aleijão (deformity) +‎ -ar (verb-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.le(j)ˈʒa(ʁ)/ [a.le(ɪ̯)ˈʒa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.le(j)ˈʒa(ɾ)/ [a.le(ɪ̯)ˈʒa(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.le(j)ˈʒa(ʁ)/ [a.le(ɪ̯)ˈʒa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.le(j)ˈʒa(ɻ)/ [a.le(ɪ̯)ˈʒa(ɻ)]
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧lei‧jar

Verb

aleijar (first-person singular present aleijo, first-person singular preterite aleijei, past participle aleijado)

  1. to disable (to impair the physical or mental abilities of)
    Synonym: incapacitar
  2. to hurt
  3. (reflexive) to get hurt

Conjugation