virginizar
Portuguese
Etymology
Formed from Latin virgine (“virgin”) + -izar.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /viʁ.ʒi.niˈza(ʁ)/ [viɦ.ʒi.niˈza(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /viɾ.ʒi.niˈza(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /viʁ.ʒi.niˈza(ʁ)/ [viʁ.ʒi.niˈza(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /viɻ.ʒi.niˈza(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /viɾ.ʒi.niˈzaɾ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /biɾ.ʒi.niˈzaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /viɾ.ʒi.niˈza.ɾi/
- Hyphenation: vir‧gi‧ni‧zar
Verb
virginizar (first-person singular present virginizo, first-person singular preterite virginizei, past participle virginizado)
- (transitive) to give virgin character to
- (transitive) to become a virgin; virginize
- (transitive) to purify
Conjugation
Conjugation of virginizar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.