entorpecer
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.toh.peˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.toh.peˈse(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.toɾ.peˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.toɾ.peˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.toχ.peˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.toʁ.peˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.toχ.peˈse(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.toɻ.peˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.toɻ.peˈse(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.tuɾ.pɨˈseɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.tuɾ.pɨˈse.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: en‧tor‧pe‧cer
Verb
entorpecer (first-person singular present entorpeço, first-person singular preterite entorpeci, past participle entorpecido)
- to numb (to cause to become numb)
- to stupefy (dull the senses or capacity to think)
- Synonym: estupeficar
Conjugation
Conjugation of entorpecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Related terms
- entorpecido
- entorpecente
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /entoɾpeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪oɾ.peˈθeɾ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /entoɾpeˈseɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪oɾ.peˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧tor‧pe‧cer
Verb
entorpecer (first-person singular present entorpezco, first-person singular preterite entorpecí, past participle entorpecido)
Conjugation
Conjugation of entorpecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of entorpecer (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 entorpecer | dative | entorpecerme | entorpecerte | entorpecerle, entorpecerse | entorpecernos | entorpeceros | entorpecerles, entorpecerse |
| accusative | entorpecerme | entorpecerte | entorpecerlo, entorpecerla, entorpecerse | entorpecernos | entorpeceros | entorpecerlos, entorpecerlas, entorpecerse | |
| with gerund entorpeciendo | dative | entorpeciéndome | entorpeciéndote | entorpeciéndole, entorpeciéndose | entorpeciéndonos | entorpeciéndoos | entorpeciéndoles, entorpeciéndose |
| accusative | entorpeciéndome | entorpeciéndote | entorpeciéndolo, entorpeciéndola, entorpeciéndose | entorpeciéndonos | entorpeciéndoos | entorpeciéndolos, entorpeciéndolas, entorpeciéndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative entorpece | dative | entorpéceme | entorpécete | entorpécele | entorpécenos | not used | entorpéceles |
| accusative | entorpéceme | entorpécete | entorpécelo, entorpécela | entorpécenos | not used | entorpécelos, entorpécelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative entorpecé | dative | entorpeceme | entorpecete | entorpecele | entorpecenos | not used | entorpeceles |
| accusative | entorpeceme | entorpecete | entorpecelo, entorpecela | entorpecenos | not used | entorpecelos, entorpecelas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative entorpezca | dative | entorpézcame | not used | entorpézcale, entorpézcase | entorpézcanos | not used | entorpézcales |
| accusative | entorpézcame | not used | entorpézcalo, entorpézcala, entorpézcase | entorpézcanos | not used | entorpézcalos, entorpézcalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative entorpezcamos | dative | not used | entorpezcámoste | entorpezcámosle | entorpezcámonos | entorpezcámoos | entorpezcámosles |
| accusative | not used | entorpezcámoste | entorpezcámoslo, entorpezcámosla | entorpezcámonos | entorpezcámoos | entorpezcámoslos, entorpezcámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative entorpeced | dative | entorpecedme | not used | entorpecedle | entorpecednos | entorpeceos | entorpecedles |
| accusative | entorpecedme | not used | entorpecedlo, entorpecedla | entorpecednos | entorpeceos | entorpecedlos, entorpecedlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative entorpezcan | dative | entorpézcanme | not used | entorpézcanle | entorpézcannos | not used | entorpézcanles, entorpézcanse |
| accusative | entorpézcanme | not used | entorpézcanlo, entorpézcanla | entorpézcannos | not used | entorpézcanlos, entorpézcanlas, entorpézcanse | |
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “entorpecer”, 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