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Galician
Etymology
From en- + lento (“damp, moist”) + -ecer.
Verb
enlentecer (first-person singular present enlentezo, first-person singular preterite enlentecín, past participle enlentecido)
- (transitive) to dampen, to moisten
Conjugation
Conjugation of enlentecer (c-z alternation)
Further reading
Spanish
Etymology
From en- + lento (“slow”) + -ecer.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /enlenteˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /enlenteˈseɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧len‧te‧cer
Verb
enlentecer (first-person singular present enlentezco, first-person singular preterite enlentecí, past participle enlentecido)
- (transitive) to slow down, to hamper
2015 October 11, “Consejos para impuntuales”, in El País:
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of enlentecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive enlentecer
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dative
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enlentecerme
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enlentecerte
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enlentecerle, enlentecerse
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enlentecernos
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enlenteceros
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enlentecerles, enlentecerse
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accusative
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enlentecerme
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enlentecerte
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enlentecerlo, enlentecerla, enlentecerse
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enlentecernos
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enlenteceros
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enlentecerlos, enlentecerlas, enlentecerse
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with gerund enlenteciendo
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dative
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enlenteciéndome
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enlenteciéndote
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enlenteciéndole, enlenteciéndose
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enlenteciéndonos
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enlenteciéndoos
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enlenteciéndoles, enlenteciéndose
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accusative
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enlenteciéndome
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enlenteciéndote
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enlenteciéndolo, enlenteciéndola, enlenteciéndose
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enlenteciéndonos
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enlenteciéndoos
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enlenteciéndolos, enlenteciéndolas, enlenteciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative enlentece
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dative
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enlentéceme
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enlentécete
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enlentécele
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enlentécenos
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not used
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enlentéceles
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accusative
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enlentéceme
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enlentécete
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enlentécelo, enlentécela
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enlentécenos
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not used
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enlentécelos, enlentécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative enlentecé
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dative
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enlenteceme
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enlentecete
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enlentecele
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enlentecenos
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not used
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enlenteceles
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accusative
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enlenteceme
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enlentecete
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enlentecelo, enlentecela
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enlentecenos
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not used
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enlentecelos, enlentecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative enlentezca
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dative
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enlentézcame
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not used
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enlentézcale, enlentézcase
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enlentézcanos
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not used
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enlentézcales
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accusative
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enlentézcame
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not used
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enlentézcalo, enlentézcala, enlentézcase
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enlentézcanos
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not used
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enlentézcalos, enlentézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative enlentezcamos
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dative
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not used
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enlentezcámoste
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enlentezcámosle
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enlentezcámonos
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enlentezcámoos
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enlentezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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enlentezcámoste
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enlentezcámoslo, enlentezcámosla
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enlentezcámonos
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enlentezcámoos
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enlentezcámoslos, enlentezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative enlenteced
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dative
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enlentecedme
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not used
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enlentecedle
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enlentecednos
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enlenteceos
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enlentecedles
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accusative
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enlentecedme
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not used
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enlentecedlo, enlentecedla
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enlentecednos
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enlenteceos
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enlentecedlos, enlentecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative enlentezcan
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dative
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enlentézcanme
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not used
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enlentézcanle
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enlentézcannos
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not used
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enlentézcanles, enlentézcanse
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accusative
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enlentézcanme
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not used
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enlentézcanlo, enlentézcanla
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enlentézcannos
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not used
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enlentézcanlos, enlentézcanlas, enlentézcanse
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Derived terms
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