cingir

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin cingere, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kenk-.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [sĩˈʒi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /sĩˈʒi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /sĩˈʒi(ʁ)/ [sĩˈʒi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sĩˈʒi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /sĩˈʒiɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /sĩˈʒi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: cin‧gir

Verb

cingir (first-person singular present cinjo, first-person singular preterite cingi, past participle cingido)

  1. (transitive) to encircle, girdle
  2. (transitive) to connect, unite
  3. (transitive) to limit, restrict

Conjugation

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