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)
- to draw (to produce an image of something by artistic means)
- A criança desenhou uma casa. ― The kid drew a house.
Conjugation
Conjugation of desenhar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
- desenhador
- desenhista
- desenho (“drawing”)
Descendants
- → Tetum: dezeña
References
- ^ “desenhar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025