atordir

Catalan

Alternative forms

  • estordir

Etymology

From a- +‎ tord (thrush) +‎ -ir. (Thrushes were often caught or killed by stunning.)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.turˈdi]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.toɾˈðiɾ]
  • Audio (Catalonia):(file)

Verb

atordir (first-person singular present atordeixo, first-person singular preterite atordí, past participle atordit)

  1. to stun, to daze, to stupefy
    Synonyms: atabalar, atonir, esbalair
  2. (figurative) to bewilder
    Synonyms: atribolar, atorrollar

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • atordidor
  • atordiment

Further reading

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /atoɾˈdiɾ/ [a.t̪oɾˈð̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧tor‧dir

Verb

atordir

  1. archaic form of aturdir