desfalecer

Galician

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from des- + falecer. Compare Portuguese desfalecer and Spanish desfallecer.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [desfaleˈθeɾ], (western) [desfaleˈseɾ]

Verb

desfalecer (first-person singular present desfalezo, first-person singular preterite desfalecín, past participle desfalecido)
desfalecer (first-person singular present desfaleço, first-person singular preterite desfalecim or desfaleci, past participle desfalecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to faint
  2. to falter; to weaken
    Synonyms: amortecer, esmorecer

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • desfalecemento

References

  • desfaleçer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • desfal” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • desfalecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • desfalecer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Portuguese

Etymology

From des- + falecer.[1]

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /des.fa.leˈse(ʁ)/ [des.fa.leˈse(h)], /d͡ʒis.fa.leˈse(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒis.fa.leˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /des.fa.leˈse(ɾ)/, /d͡ʒis.fa.leˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /deʃ.fa.leˈse(ʁ)/ [deʃ.fa.leˈse(χ)], /d͡ʒiʃ.fa.leˈse(ʁ)/ [d͡ʒiʃ.fa.leˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /des.fa.leˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.fɐ.lɨˈse.ɾi/

Verb

desfalecer (first-person singular present desfaleço, first-person singular preterite desfaleci, past participle desfalecido)

  1. to weaken, fade
    Synonym: enfraquecer
  2. to falter
  3. to faint, swoon
    Synonym: desmaiar

Conjugation

References

  1. desfalecer” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
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