adormecer

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Galician[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adormecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin addormīscere. Compare Portuguese and Spanish adormecer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): [aðoɾmeˈθeɾ], (western) [aðoɾmeˈseɾ]

Verb[edit]

adormecer (first-person singular present adormezo, first-person singular preterite adormecín, past participle adormecido)
adormecer (first-person singular present adormeço, first-person singular preterite adormecim or adormeci, past participle adormecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (intransitive) to fall asleep

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References[edit]

  • adormecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • adormecer” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • adormecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • adormecer” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • adormecer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • adormecer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin addormiscere.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

adormecer

  1. to fall asleep (to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep)

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Descendants[edit]

  • Galician: adormecer
  • Portuguese: adormecer

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adormecer, from Latin addormīscere. Compare Galician and Spanish adormecer.

Pronunciation[edit]

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.duɾ.mɨˈseɾ/ [ɐ.ðuɾ.mɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.duɾ.mɨˈse.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðuɾ.mɨˈse.ɾi]

Verb[edit]

adormecer (first-person singular present adormeço, first-person singular preterite adormeci, past participle adormecido)

  1. (intransitive) to fall asleep (to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep)
    Synonym: (Brazil, informal) cair no sono
    Não consegui adormecer.I couldn't fall asleep.
  2. (intransitive) to oversleep
  3. (transitive) to send somebody to sleep, to lull to sleep
    Synonyms: acalentar, fazer dormir
  4. (transitive, medicine) to anesthetize
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to soothe, to relieve
    Synonym: aliviar

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Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Inherited from Latin addormīscere. Compare Galician and Portuguese adormecer.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /adoɾmeˈθeɾ/ [a.ð̞oɾ.meˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /adoɾmeˈseɾ/ [a.ð̞oɾ.meˈseɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧dor‧me‧cer

Verb[edit]

adormecer (first-person singular present adormezco, first-person singular preterite adormecí, past participle adormecido)

  1. (transitive) to make sleepy, to lull
  2. (transitive) to make numb
  3. (reflexive) to go to sleep, or doze off
  4. (reflexive) to go numb (part of the body)

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