desenhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin dēsignāre, possibly through Italian disegnare.[1] Compare Spanish diseñar, Catalan dissenyar. Doublet of designar and design.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zẽˈɲa(ʁ)/ [de.zẽˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /de.zẽˈɲa(ɾ)/ [de.zẽˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /de.zẽˈɲa(ʁ)/ [de.zẽˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.zeˈɲa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɨˈɲaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨ.zɨˈɲa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: de‧se‧nhar

Verb

desenhar (first-person singular present desenho, first-person singular preterite desenhei, past participle desenhado)

  1. to draw (to produce an image of something by artistic means)
    A criança desenhou uma casa.The kid drew a house.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tetum: dezeña

References

  1. ^ desenhar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 20082025