enlentecer
Galician
editEtymology
editFrom en- + lento (“damp, moist”) + -ecer.
Verb
editenlentecer (first-person singular present enlentezo, first-person singular preterite enlentecín, past participle enlentecido)
- (transitive) to dampen, to moisten
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of enlentecer (c-z alternation)
Further reading
edit- “enlentecer”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom en- + lento (“slow”) + -ecer.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /enlenteˈθeɾ/ [ẽn.lẽn̪.t̪eˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /enlenteˈseɾ/ [ẽn.lẽn̪.t̪eˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧len‧te‧cer
Verb
editenlentecer (first-person singular present enlentezco, first-person singular preterite enlentecí, past participle enlentecido)
- (transitive) to slow down, to hamper
- 2015 October 11, “Consejos para impuntuales”, in El País[1]:
- Tener compromisos de más enlentece y retrasa su agenda.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of enlentecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of enlentecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “enlentecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
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- Rhymes:Spanish/eɾ
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