arrepiar

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Galician

Etymology

13th century. From Late Latin horripilare.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /areˈpjaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: ar‧re‧piar

Verb

arrepiar (first-person singular present arrepío, first-person singular preterite arrepiei, past participle arrepiado)
arrepiar (first-person singular present arrepio, first-person singular preterite arrepiei, past participle arrepiado, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to frighten, horrify
    Synonym: dar grima
  2. (impersonal) to frighten, horrify
  3. (intransitive) to shiver, shudder; to terrify; to send shivers down someone's spine
  4. (intransitive) to get goose bumps
  5. (pronominal) to get scared

Conjugation

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “horror”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin horripilāre (to bristle). Doublet of horripilar, a borrowing.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁe.piˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ʁeˈpja(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.ʁe.piˈa(ɾ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ʁeˈpja(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.ʁe.piˈa(ʁ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ʁeˈpja(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʁe.piˈa(ɻ)/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.ʁeˈpja(ɻ)/
 

  • Hyphenation: ar‧re‧pi‧ar

Verb

arrepiar (first-person singular present arrepio, first-person singular preterite arrepiei, past participle arrepiado)

  1. to shiver, to shudder
  2. to frighten, horrify, to creep out
  3. to get goose bumps

Conjugation