empalidecer
Portuguese
Etymology
From em- + pálido + -ecer. Compare Spanish empalidecer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.li.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pa.li.deˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.li.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pa.li.deˈse(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.li.deˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.li.deˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.li.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.pa.li.deˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.li.deˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.pa.li.deˈse(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pa.li.deˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pa.li.deˈse(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.pɐ.li.dɨˈseɾ/ [ẽ.pɐ.li.ðɨˈseɾ]
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.pɐ.li.dɨˈse.ɾi/ [ẽ.pɐ.li.ðɨˈse.ɾi]
- Hyphenation: em‧pa‧li‧de‧cer
Verb
empalidecer (first-person singular present empalideço, first-person singular preterite empalideci, past participle empalidecido)
- (intransitive) to pale (to become pale)
Conjugation
Conjugation of empalidecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Spanish
Etymology
From em- + pálido (“pale”) + -ecer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empalideˈθeɾ/ [ẽm.pa.li.ð̞eˈθeɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /empalideˈseɾ/ [ẽm.pa.li.ð̞eˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: em‧pa‧li‧de‧cer
Verb
empalidecer (first-person singular present empalidezco, first-person singular preterite empalidecí, past participle empalidecido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of empalidecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of empalidecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive empalidecer | dative | empalidecerme | empalidecerte | empalidecerle, empalidecerse | empalidecernos | empalideceros | empalidecerles, empalidecerse |
| accusative | empalidecerme | empalidecerte | empalidecerlo, empalidecerla, empalidecerse | empalidecernos | empalideceros | empalidecerlos, empalidecerlas, empalidecerse | |
| with gerund empalideciendo | dative | empalideciéndome | empalideciéndote | empalideciéndole, empalideciéndose | empalideciéndonos | empalideciéndoos | empalideciéndoles, empalideciéndose |
| accusative | empalideciéndome | empalideciéndote | empalideciéndolo, empalideciéndola, empalideciéndose | empalideciéndonos | empalideciéndoos | empalideciéndolos, empalideciéndolas, empalideciéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative empalidece | dative | empalidéceme | empalidécete | empalidécele | empalidécenos | not used | empalidéceles |
| accusative | empalidéceme | empalidécete | empalidécelo, empalidécela | empalidécenos | not used | empalidécelos, empalidécelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative empalidecé | dative | empalideceme | empalidecete | empalidecele | empalidecenos | not used | empalideceles |
| accusative | empalideceme | empalidecete | empalidecelo, empalidecela | empalidecenos | not used | empalidecelos, empalidecelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative empalidezca | dative | empalidézcame | not used | empalidézcale, empalidézcase | empalidézcanos | not used | empalidézcales |
| accusative | empalidézcame | not used | empalidézcalo, empalidézcala, empalidézcase | empalidézcanos | not used | empalidézcalos, empalidézcalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative empalidezcamos | dative | not used | empalidezcámoste | empalidezcámosle | empalidezcámonos | empalidezcámoos | empalidezcámosles |
| accusative | not used | empalidezcámoste | empalidezcámoslo, empalidezcámosla | empalidezcámonos | empalidezcámoos | empalidezcámoslos, empalidezcámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative empalideced | dative | empalidecedme | not used | empalidecedle | empalidecednos | empalideceos | empalidecedles |
| accusative | empalidecedme | not used | empalidecedlo, empalidecedla | empalidecednos | empalideceos | empalidecedlos, empalidecedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative empalidezcan | dative | empalidézcanme | not used | empalidézcanle | empalidézcannos | not used | empalidézcanles, empalidézcanse |
| accusative | empalidézcanme | not used | empalidézcanlo, empalidézcanla | empalidézcannos | not used | empalidézcanlos, empalidézcanlas, empalidézcanse | |
Further reading
- “empalidecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024