adolescer

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adolēscere.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.do.leˈse(ʁ)/ [a.do.leˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.do.leˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.do.leˈse(ʁ)/ [a.do.leˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.do.leˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.du.lɨʃˈseɾ/ [ɐ.ðu.lɨʃˈseɾ], /ɐ.du.lɨˈʃeɾ/ [ɐ.ðu.lɨˈʃeɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ɐ.du.lɨʃˈse.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðu.lɨʃˈse.ɾi], /ɐ.du.lɨˈʃe.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðu.lɨˈʃe.ɾi]

Verb

adolescer (first-person singular present adolesço, first-person singular preterite adolesci, past participle adolescido)

  1. to adolesce (commence or progress through adolescence)

Conjugation

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