encandear
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kɐ̃.deˈa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ̃ˈdjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.kɐ̃ˈdja.ɾi/
Verb
encandear (first-person singular present encandeio, first-person singular preterite encandeei, past participle encandeado)
- (transitive) to dazzle, to daze
- (transitive, figurative) to stun, to fascinate, to set ablaze
- (intransitive, pronominal) to be dazzled
Conjugation
Conjugation of encandear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
- encandeamento
Further reading
- “encandear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “encandear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025