entumecer

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Spanish[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin intumēscere. According to Coromines & Pascual, first attested in Baltasar Gracián (17th century). The verb was partly affected by the inherited verb adormecer, producing some of the alternative forms shown above.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /entumeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪u.meˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /entumeˈseɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪u.meˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧tu‧me‧cer

Verb[edit]

entumecer (first-person singular present entumezco, first-person singular preterite entumecí, past participle entumecido)

  1. (transitive) to numb
  2. (reflexive) to go numb
    Se me entumeció el dedo.
    My finger went numb.

Conjugation[edit]

Derived terms[edit]

Further reading[edit]