enlanguescer
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- elanguescer
Etymology
From en- + languescer.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.lɐ̃.ɡeˈse(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡɨʃˈseɾ/, /ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡɨˈʃeɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡɨʃˈse.ɾi/, /ẽ.lɐ̃.ɡɨˈʃe.ɾi/
Verb
enlanguescer (first-person singular present enlanguesço, first-person singular preterite enlanguesci, past participle enlanguescido)
- (intransitive, reflexive) to become languid, weak, spiritless
Conjugation
Conjugation of enlanguescer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Derived terms
- enlanguescência
- enlanguescente
- enlanguescimento
Further reading
- “enlanguescer”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “enlanguescer”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025