engordar

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Galician

Etymology

Attested since circa 1409. From en- +‎ gordo (“fat”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

Verb

engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)

  1. (intransitive) to fatten; to grow fat; to get fat
    Antonym: adelgazar
  2. (transitive) to fatten; to make fat
    Synonym: cebar
    Antonym: adelgazar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engordar
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti) 		Third-person
(el / ela / Vde.) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal engordar
Personal engordar engordares engordar engordarmos engordardes engordaren
Gerund
engordando
Past participle
Masculine engordado engordados
Feminine engordada engordadas
Indicative
Present engordo engordas engorda engordamos engordades engordan
Imperfect engordaba engordabas engordaba engordabamos engordabades engordaban
Preterite engordei engordaches engordou engordamos engordastes engordaron
Pluperfect engordara engordaras engordara engordaramos engordarades engordaran
Future engordarei engordarás engordará engordaremos engordaredes engordarán
Conditional engordaría engordarías engordaría engordariamos engordariades engordarían
Subjunctive
Present engorde engordes engorde engordemos engordedes engorden
Imperfect engordase engordases engordase engordásemos engordásedes engordasen
Future engordar engordares engordar engordarmos engordardes engordaren
Imperative
Affirmative engorda engorde engordemos engordade engorden
Negative (non) non engordes non engorde non engordemos non engordedes non engorden
    Reintegrated conjugation of engordar (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(ti / tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal engordar
Personal engordar engordares engordar engordarmos engordardes engordarem
Gerund
engordando
Past participle
Masculine engordado engordados
Feminine engordada engordadas
Indicative
Present engordo engordas engorda engordamos engordades, engordais engordam
Imperfect engordava engordavas engordava engordávamos engordávades, engordáveis, engordávais1 engordavam
Preterite engordei engordaste, engordache1 engordou engordamos engordastes engordárom, engordaram
Pluperfect engordara engordaras engordara engordáramos engordárades, engordáreis, engordárais1 engordaram
Future engordarei engordarás engordará engordaremos engordaredes, engordareis engordarám, engordarão
Conditional engordaria engordarias engordaria engordaríamos engordaríades, engordaríeis, engordaríais1 engordariam
Subjunctive
Present engorde engordes engorde engordemos engordedes, engordeis engordem
Imperfect engordasse engordasses engordasse engordássemos engordássedes, engordásseis engordassem
Future engordar engordares engordar engordarmos engordardes engordarem
Imperative
Affirmative engorda engorde engordemos engordade, engordai engordem
Negative (nom) nom engordes nom engorde nom engordemos nom engordedes, nom engordeis nom engordem

1Less recommended.

References

  • “engord” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • “engordar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • “engordar” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • “engordar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “engordar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • “engordar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ gordo (“fat”) +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoɾˈda(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoɾˈda(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/ , (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoʁˈda(ʁ)/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ɡoɻˈda(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ɡoɻˈda(ɻ)/
 

Verb

engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordei, past participle engordado)

  1. (a person or animal) to fatten (to become fatter)
    João engordou dez quilos de um mês para cá.
    John became ten kilograms fatter from one month ago to now.
  2. (a food or nutrient) to fatten (to cause to be fatter)
    Pão engorda. ― Bread makes you fat.

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engordar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu) 		Second-person
(tu) 		Third-person
(ele / ela / você) 		First-person
(nós) 		Second-person
(vós) 		Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal engordar
Personal engordar engordares engordar engordarmos engordardes engordarem
Gerund
engordando
Past participle
Masculine engordado engordados
Feminine engordada engordadas
Indicative
Present engordo engordas engorda engordamos engordais engordam
Imperfect engordava engordavas engordava engordávamos engordáveis engordavam
Preterite engordei engordaste engordou engordamos1, engordámos2 engordastes engordaram
Pluperfect engordara engordaras engordara engordáramos engordáreis engordaram
Future engordarei engordarás engordará engordaremos engordareis engordarão
Conditional engordaria engordarias engordaria engordaríamos engordaríeis engordariam
Subjunctive
Present engorde engordes engorde engordemos engordeis engordem
Imperfect engordasse engordasses engordasse engordássemos engordásseis engordassem
Future engordar engordares engordar engordarmos engordardes engordarem
Imperative
Affirmative engorda engorde engordemos engordai engordem
Negative (não) não engordes não engorde não engordemos não engordeis não engordem

1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.

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Spanish

Etymology

From en- +‎ gordo +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enɡoɾˈdaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧gor‧dar

Verb

engordar (first-person singular present engordo, first-person singular preterite engordé, past participle engordado)

  1. (intransitive) to get fat, grow fat, fatten
    Antonyms: adelgazar, enflacar
    • 1996, Pau Donés (lyrics and music), “La Flaca”, performed by Jarabe De Palo:
      Y bailar y bailar, y tomar y tomar / Una cerveza tras otra pero ella nunca engorda
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. (transitive) to cause to be fatter, fatten
    Antonym: adelgazar

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engordar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
infinitive engordar
gerund engordando
past participle masculine feminine
singular engordado engordada
plural engordados engordadas
singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
indicative yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present engordo engordastú
engordásvos 		engorda engordamos engordáis engordan
imperfect engordaba engordabas engordaba engordábamos engordabais engordaban
preterite engordé engordaste engordó engordamos engordasteis engordaron
future engordaré engordarás engordará engordaremos engordaréis engordarán
conditional engordaría engordarías engordaría engordaríamos engordaríais engordarían
subjunctive yo tú
vos 		él/ella/ello
usted 		nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ellos/ellas
ustedes
present engorde engordestú
engordésvos2 		engorde engordemos engordéis engorden
imperfect
(ra) 		engordara engordaras engordara engordáramos engordarais engordaran
imperfect
(se) 		engordase engordases engordase engordásemos engordaseis engordasen
future1 engordare engordares engordare engordáremos engordareis engordaren
imperative — tú
vos 		usted nosotros
nosotras 		vosotros
vosotras 		ustedes
affirmative engordatú
engordávos 		engorde engordemos engordad engorden
negative no engordes no engorde no engordemos no engordéis no engorden

1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of engordar

These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

singular plural
1st person 2nd person 3rd person 1st person 2nd person 3rd person
with infinitive engordar
dative engordarme engordarte engordarle, engordarse engordarnos engordaros engordarles, engordarse
accusative engordarme engordarte engordarlo, engordarla, engordarse engordarnos engordaros engordarlos, engordarlas, engordarse
with gerund engordando
dative engordándome engordándote engordándole, engordándose engordándonos engordándoos engordándoles, engordándose
accusative engordándome engordándote engordándolo, engordándola, engordándose engordándonos engordándoos engordándolos, engordándolas, engordándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engorda
dative engórdame engórdate engórdale engórdanos not used engórdales
accusative engórdame engórdate engórdalo, engórdala engórdanos not used engórdalos, engórdalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative engordá
dative engordame engordate engordale engordanos not used engordales
accusative engordame engordate engordalo, engordala engordanos not used engordalos, engordalas
with formal second-person singular imperative engorde
dative engórdeme not used engórdele, engórdese engórdenos not used engórdeles
accusative engórdeme not used engórdelo, engórdela, engórdese engórdenos not used engórdelos, engórdelas
with first-person plural imperative engordemos
dative not used engordémoste engordémosle engordémonos engordémoos engordémosles
accusative not used engordémoste engordémoslo, engordémosla engordémonos engordémoos engordémoslos, engordémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engordad
dative engordadme not used engordadle engordadnos engordaos engordadles
accusative engordadme not used engordadlo, engordadla engordadnos engordaos engordadlos, engordadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engorden
dative engórdenme not used engórdenle engórdennos not used engórdenles, engórdense
accusative engórdenme not used engórdenlo, engórdenla engórdennos not used engórdenlos, engórdenlas, engórdense

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