emudecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From e- (mute) + mudo + -ecer. Compare Spanish enmudecer.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.mu.deˈse(ʁ)/ [e.mu.deˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /e.mu.deˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /e.mu.deˈse(ʁ)/ [e.mu.deˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.mu.deˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.mu.dɨˈseɾ/ [i.mu.ðɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.mu.dɨˈse.ɾi/ [i.mu.ðɨˈse.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: e‧mu‧de‧cer

Verb

emudecer (first-person singular present emudeço, first-person singular preterite emudeci, past participle emudecido)

  1. (transitive) to mute, to silence, to make quiet

Conjugation

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