adormecer

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Galician

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adormecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin addormīscere. Compare Portuguese and Spanish adormecer.

Pronunciation

Verb

adormecer (first-person singular present adormezo, first-person singular preterite adormecín, past participle adormecido)
adormecer (first-person singular present adormeço, first-person singular preterite adormecim or adormeci, past participle adormecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (intransitive) to fall asleep

Conjugation

References

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin addormiscere.

Pronunciation

Verb

adormecer

  1. to fall asleep (to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep)

Descendants

  • Galician: adormecer
  • Portuguese: adormecer

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adormecer, from Latin addormīscere. Compare Galician and Spanish adormecer.

Pronunciation

 
 

Verb

adormecer (first-person singular present adormeço, first-person singular preterite adormeci, past participle adormecido)

  1. (intransitive) to fall asleep (to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep)
    Synonym: (Brazil, informal) cair no sono
    Não consegui adormecer.I couldn't fall asleep.
  2. (intransitive) to oversleep
  3. (transitive) to send somebody to sleep, to lull to sleep
    Synonyms: acalentar, fazer dormir
  4. (transitive, medicine) to anesthetize
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to soothe, to relieve
    Synonym: aliviar

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Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin addormīscere. Compare Galician and Portuguese adormecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /adoɾmeˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /adoɾmeˈseɾ/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧dor‧me‧cer

Verb

adormecer (first-person singular present adormezco, first-person singular preterite adormecí, past participle adormecido)

  1. (transitive) to make sleepy, to lull
  2. (transitive) to make numb
  3. (reflexive) to go to sleep, or doze off
  4. (reflexive) to go numb (part of the body)

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