ensenyar

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin īnsignāre (also found in Medieval Latin) (compare Occitan ensenhar, French enseigner, Spanish enseñar), from Latin signāre.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.səˈɲa]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [en.seˈɲaɾ]
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  • Rhymes: -a(ɾ)

Verb

ensenyar (first-person singular present ensenyo, first-person singular preterite ensenyí, past participle ensenyat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/

  1. to teach
    Synonyms: instruir, ensinistrar
    ensenyar algú a fer alguna cosato teach someone to do something
  2. to show, point out
    Synonym: mostrar
    ensenya'm la llenguashow me the tongue (at the Doctor's)

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