acinzentar

Portuguese

Etymology

a- (prefix which turns adjectives into verbs) + cinzento (grey) + -ar (infinitive suffix).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sĩ.zẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.sĩ.zẽˈta(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.sĩ.zẽˈta(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.sĩ.zẽˈta(ʁ)/ [a.sĩ.zẽˈta(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.sĩ.zẽˈta(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sĩ.zẽˈtaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.sĩ.zẽˈta.ɾi/

Verb

acinzentar (first-person singular present acinzento, first-person singular preterite acinzentei, past participle acinzentado)

  1. grey (to become or turn grey)

Conjugation