tormentar

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English torment, French tourmenter, Italian tormentare, Spanish atormentar, ultimately from Latin tormentum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tor.men.ˈtar/, /tɔɾ.mɛn.ˈtaɾ/

Verb

tormentar (present tense tormentas, past tense tormentis, future tense tormentos, imperative tormentez, conditional tormentus)

  1. (transitive) to torture, torment

Conjugation

Conjugation of tormentar
present past future
infinitive tormentar tormentir tormentor
tense tormentas tormentis tormentos
conditional tormentus
imperative tormentez
adjective active participle tormentanta tormentinta tormentonta
adverbial active participle tormentante tormentinte tormentonte
nominal
active participle
singular tormentanto tormentinto tormentonto
plural tormentanti tormentinti tormentonti
adjective passive participle tormentata tormentita tormentota
adverbial passive participle tormentate tormentite tormentote
nominal
passive participle
singular tormentato tormentito tormentoto
plural tormentati tormentiti tormentoti

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • tormento (torment, torture)
  • tormentilo (instrument of torture)
  • tormenteso (tribulation)

Portuguese

Etymology

From tormento.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /toʁ.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [toɦ.mẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /toɾ.mẽˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /toʁ.mẽˈta(ʁ)/ [toʁ.mẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /toɻ.mẽˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.mẽˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /tuɾ.mẽˈta.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: tor‧men‧tar

Verb

tormentar (first-person singular present tormento, first-person singular preterite tormentei, past participle tormentado)

  1. (intransitive) to torment; to distress (to cause mental suffering)

Conjugation

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