imergir

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin immergō.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.meʁˈʒi(ʁ)/ [i.meɦˈʒi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /i.meɾˈʒi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.meʁˈʒi(ʁ)/ [i.meʁˈʒi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /i.meɻˈʒi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.mɨɾˈʒiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.mɨɾˈʒi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: i‧mer‧gir

Verb

imergir (first-person singular present imirjo or imerjo, third-person singular present imerge, first-person singular preterite imergi, past participle imergido, short past participle imerso)

  1. (transitive) to immerse (to put under the surface of a liquid)
    Synonyms: submergir, mergulhar
    Antonym: emergir

Conjugation

  • imergência

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