apadrinhar

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pa.dɾĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [a.pa.dɾĩˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.pa.dɾĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [a.pa.dɾĩˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.pa.dɾĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [a.pa.dɾĩˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pa.dɾiˈɲa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɐ.dɾiˈɲaɾ/ [ɐ.pɐ.ðɾiˈɲaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɐ.dɾiˈɲa.ɾi/ [ɐ.pɐ.ðɾiˈɲa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧pa‧dri‧nhar

Verb

apadrinhar (first-person singular present apadrinho, first-person singular preterite apadrinhei, past participle apadrinhado)

  1. (transitive) to godfather (to act as godfather to)
  2. (transitive) to patronize (to support financially)
    Synonym: patrocinar

Conjugation