engullir
Spanish
Etymology
From gula, or from a Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, from Latin gula. Compare Catalan and Portuguese engolir, Italian ingollare. Not cognate with English engulf, despite similar phonetics and meaning.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /enɡuˈʝiɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡuˈʝiɾ]
- IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /enɡuˈʎiɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡuˈʎiɾ]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enɡuˈʃiɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡuˈʃiɾ]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enɡuˈʒiɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡuˈʒiɾ]
- Rhymes: -iɾ
- Syllabification: en‧gu‧llir
Verb
engullir (first-person singular present engullo, first-person singular preterite engullí, past participle engullido)
- (transitive) to wolf, gulp down
- (transitive) to swallow up
Conjugation
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | ||
| with infinitive engullir | |||||||
| dative | engullirme | engullirte | engullirle, engullirse | engullirnos | engulliros | engullirles, engullirse | |
| accusative | engullirme | engullirte | engullirlo, engullirla, engullirse | engullirnos | engulliros | engullirlos, engullirlas, engullirse | |
| with gerund engullendo | |||||||
| dative | engulléndome | engulléndote | engulléndole, engulléndose | engulléndonos | engulléndoos | engulléndoles, engulléndose | |
| accusative | engulléndome | engulléndote | engulléndolo, engulléndola, engulléndose | engulléndonos | engulléndoos | engulléndolos, engulléndolas, engulléndose | |
| with informal second-person singular tú imperative engulle | |||||||
| dative | engúlleme | engúllete | engúllele | engúllenos | not used | engúlleles | |
| accusative | engúlleme | engúllete | engúllelo, engúllela | engúllenos | not used | engúllelos, engúllelas | |
| with informal second-person singular vos imperative engullí | |||||||
| dative | engullime | engullite | engullile | engullinos | not used | engulliles | |
| accusative | engullime | engullite | engullilo, engullila | engullinos | not used | engullilos, engullilas | |
| with formal second-person singular imperative engulla | |||||||
| dative | engúllame | not used | engúllale, engúllase | engúllanos | not used | engúllales | |
| accusative | engúllame | not used | engúllalo, engúllala, engúllase | engúllanos | not used | engúllalos, engúllalas | |
| with first-person plural imperative engullamos | |||||||
| dative | not used | engullámoste | engullámosle | engullámonos | engullámoos | engullámosles | |
| accusative | not used | engullámoste | engullámoslo, engullámosla | engullámonos | engullámoos | engullámoslos, engullámoslas | |
| with informal second-person plural imperative engullid | |||||||
| dative | engullidme | not used | engullidle | engullidnos | engullíos | engullidles | |
| accusative | engullidme | not used | engullidlo, engullidla | engullidnos | engullíos | engullidlos, engullidlas | |
| with formal second-person plural imperative engullan | |||||||
| dative | engúllanme | not used | engúllanle | engúllannos | not used | engúllanles, engúllanse | |
| accusative | engúllanme | not used | engúllanlo, engúllanla | engúllannos | not used | engúllanlos, engúllanlas, engúllanse | |
Further reading
- “engullir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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