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enfeitar
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Galician
Etymology
Apparently, from Latin affectō, with a change of prefix. Compare Portuguese enfeitar.
Pronunciation
Verb
enfeitar (first-person singular present enfeito, first-person singular preterite enfeitei, past participle enfeitado)
Conjugation
1Less recommended.
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enfeitar”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “enfeitar”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
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Portuguese
Etymology
From earlier afeitar, from Latin affectāre. Doublet of afetar and afectar.
Alternatively, from Latin īnfectus (“dyed”). If so, it is a doublet of infectar instead.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fejˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.feɪ̯ˈta(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fejˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.feɪ̯ˈta(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fejˈta(ɾ)/ [ẽ.feɪ̯ˈta(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fejˈta(ɾ)/ [ĩ.feɪ̯ˈta(ɾ)]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fejˈta(ʁ)/ [ẽ.feɪ̯ˈta(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fejˈta(ʁ)/ [ĩ.feɪ̯ˈta(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.fejˈta(ɻ)/ [ẽ.feɪ̯ˈta(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.fejˈta(ɻ)/ [ĩ.feɪ̯ˈta(ɻ)]
- Hyphenation: en‧fei‧tar
Verb
enfeitar (first-person singular present enfeito, first-person singular preterite enfeitei, past participle enfeitado)
- (transitive) to adorn; to decorate (to add ornaments and decorations)
Conjugation
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “enfeitar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “enfeitar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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