forquear
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /foʁ.keˈa(ʁ)/ [foh.keˈa(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /foɾ.keˈa(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /foʁ.keˈa(ʁ)/ [foχ.keˈa(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /foɻ.keˈa(ɻ)/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˈkjaɾ/
- (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˈkja.ɾi/
Verb
forquear (first-person singular present forqueio, first-person singular preterite forqueei, past participle forqueado)
- (transitive and intransitive, pronominal) to bifurcate
- Synonyms: bifurcar, forquilhar
Conjugation
Conjugation of forquear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Further reading
- “forquear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “forquear”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025