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entristecer

entristecer

Portuguese

Verb

entristecer (first-person singular present indicative entristeço, past participle entristecido)

  1. to sadden (make or become sad)

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- + triste + -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /en.tɾis.te.ˈθeɾ/
  • (Others) IPA(key): /en.tɾis.te.ˈseɾ/

Verb

entristecer (first-person singular present entristezco, first-person singular preterite entristecí, past participle entristecido)

  1. to sadden, make sad.

Conjugation

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.