aninhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ ninho +‎ -ar. Compare Galician aniñar, Spanish anidar and Italian annidare.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.nĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [a.nĩˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.nĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [a.nĩˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.nĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [a.nĩˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.niˈɲa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.niˈɲaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.niˈɲa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: a‧ni‧nhar

Verb

aninhar (first-person singular present aninho, first-person singular preterite aninhei, past participle aninhado)

  1. nest (to build or settle into a nest)
  2. to nestle
  3. (reflexive) to crouch, to bend down

Conjugation