abençoar

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- + bênção + -ar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bẽ.soˈa(ʁ)/ [a.bẽ.soˈa(h)], /a.bẽ.suˈa(ʁ)/ [a.bẽ.sʊˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /a.bẽˈswa(ʁ)/ [a.bẽˈswa(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /a.bẽ.soˈa(ɾ)/, /a.bẽ.suˈa(ɾ)/ [a.bẽ.sʊˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.bẽˈswa(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /a.bẽ.soˈa(ʁ)/ [a.bẽ.soˈa(χ)], /a.bẽ.suˈa(ʁ)/ [a.bẽ.sʊˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /a.bẽˈswa(ʁ)/ [a.bẽˈswa(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bẽ.soˈa(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bẽˈswaɾ/ [ɐ.βẽˈswaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.bẽˈswa.ɾi/ [ɐ.βẽˈswa.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧ben‧ço‧ar

Verb

abençoar (first-person singular present abençoo, first-person singular preterite abençoei, past participle abençoado)

  1. to bless
    Synonyms: benzer, bendizer
    Antonym: amaldiçoar

Conjugation

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