ordenhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese ordennar, from Vulgar Latin *ōrdiniāre, itself from Latin ōrdināre (or through a *ōrdinium), from ōrdō (order, arrangement), from Proto-Italic *ored(h)- (to arrange), of unknown origin. Compare Spanish ordeñar. Doublet of ordenar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /oʁ.dẽˈɲa(ʁ)/ [oɦ.dẽˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /oɾ.dẽˈɲa(ɾ)/ [oɾ.dẽˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /oʁ.dẽˈɲa(ʁ)/ [oʁ.dẽˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /oɻ.deˈɲa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾ.dɨˈɲaɾ/ [ɔɾ.ðɨˈɲaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔɾ.dɨˈɲa.ɾi/ [ɔɾ.ðɨˈɲa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: or‧de‧nhar

Verb

ordenhar (first-person singular present ordenho, first-person singular preterite ordenhei, past participle ordenhado)

  1. to milk (to express milk from mammal)
    Synonym: mungir

Conjugation