empreñar

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Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese emprennar (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Late Latin impraegnāre. Doublet of impregnar.

Pronunciation

Verb

empreñar (first-person singular present empreño, first-person singular preterite empreñei, past participle empreñado)

  1. (transitive) to impregnate (to cause to become pregnant)
    Synonym: preñar
  2. (intransitive) to become pregnant

Conjugation

References

  • emprennar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • enpren” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • empreñar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • empreñar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • empreñar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin impraegnāre. Doublet of impregnar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /empɾeˈɲaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: em‧pre‧ñar

Verb

empreñar (first-person singular present empreño, first-person singular preterite empreñé, past participle empreñado)

  1. (transitive) to impregnate (to cause to become pregnant)
    Synonym: preñar
  2. (colloquial, transitive) to vex, to annoy
  3. (archaic, transitive) to impregnate (to fill pores or spaces with a substance)
    Synonym: impregnar

Conjugation

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