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Portuguese
Etymology
From *empedrenir, from em- + pedra and an uncertain suffix.[1]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deʁˈni(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deʁˈni(ʁ)/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deʁˈni(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deʁˈni(ʁ)/
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deɾˈni(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deɾˈni(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deʁˈni(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deʁˈni(ʁ)/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.pe.deɻˈni(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.pe.deɻˈni(ɻ)/
Verb
empedernir (first-person singular present (Portugal only; missing in Brazil) empedirno, third-person singular present empederne, first-person singular preterite empederni, past participle empedernido)
- (transitive) to make rock hard
Conjugation
- Brazil
- Portugal
References
- ^ 1932, Antenor Nascentes, Dicionário etimológico da língua portuguesa.
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /empedeɾˈniɾ/
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: em‧pe‧der‧nir
Verb
empedernir (no stressed present indicative or subjunctive, first-person singular preterite empederní, past participle empedernido)
- to harden
Usage notes
- Used only with forms where the ending begins with -i.
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
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