intumescer

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin intumēscō.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.mɨʃˈseɾ/, /ĩ.tu.mɨˈʃeɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ĩ.tu.mɨʃˈse.ɾi/, /ĩ.tu.mɨˈʃe.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: in‧tu‧mes‧cer

Verb

intumescer (first-person singular present intumesço, first-person singular preterite intumesci, past participle intumescido)

  1. (intransitive, of a wound or body part) to swell, to swell up
  2. (transitive) to cause (a wound or body part) to swell
  3. (transitive, figurative) to cause excessive pride

Conjugation

    Conjugation of intumescer (c-ç alternation) (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 intumescer
Personal intumescer intumesceres intumescer intumescermos intumescerdes intumescerem
Gerund
intumescendo
Past participle
Masculine intumescido intumescidos
Feminine intumescida intumescidas
Indicative
Present intumesço intumesces intumesce intumescemos intumesceis intumescem
Imperfect intumescia intumescias intumescia intumescíamos intumescíeis intumesciam
Preterite intumesci intumesceste intumesceu intumescemos intumescestes intumesceram
Pluperfect intumescera intumesceras intumescera intumescêramos intumescêreis intumesceram
Future intumescerei intumescerás intumescerá intumesceremos intumescereis intumescerão
Conditional intumesceria intumescerias intumesceria intumesceríamos intumesceríeis intumesceriam
Subjunctive
Present intumesça intumesças intumesça intumesçamos intumesçais intumesçam
Imperfect intumescesse intumescesses intumescesse intumescêssemos intumescêsseis intumescessem
Future intumescer intumesceres intumescer intumescermos intumescerdes intumescerem
Imperative
Affirmative intumesce intumesça intumesçamos intumescei intumesçam
Negative (não) não intumesças não intumesça não intumesçamos não intumesçais não intumesçam

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