enlear

Galician

Etymology

Either from Latin illigo, or from en- +‎ lear.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enleˈaɾ/

Verb

enlear (first-person singular present enleo, first-person singular preterite enleei, past participle enleado)
enlear (first-person singular present enleio, first-person singular preterite enleei, past participle enleado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (transitive) to link

   Synonyms: lear, ligar

2. to entangle

   Synonyms: engrellar, enredar, lear

3. (pronominal, informal) to get involved

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enlear

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti)	Third-person (el / ela / Vde.)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / Vdes.)
Infinitive
Impersonal	enlear
Personal	enlear	enleares	enlear	enlearmos	enleardes	enlearen
Gerund
	enleando
Past participle
Masculine	enleado			enleados
Feminine	enleada			enleadas
Indicative
Present	enleo	enleas	enlea	enleamos	enleades	enlean
Imperfect	enleaba	enleabas	enleaba	enleabamos	enleabades	enleaban
Preterite	enleei	enleaches	enleou	enleamos	enleastes	enlearon
Pluperfect	enleara	enlearas	enleara	enlearamos	enlearades	enlearan
Future	enlearei	enlearás	enleará	enlearemos	enlearedes	enlearán
Conditional	enlearía	enlearías	enlearía	enleariamos	enleariades	enlearían
Subjunctive
Present	enlee	enlees	enlee	enleemos	enleedes	enleen
Imperfect	enlease	enleases	enlease	enleásemos	enleásedes	enleasen
Future	enlear	enleares	enlear	enlearmos	enleardes	enlearen
Imperative
Affirmative		enlea	enlee	enleemos	enleade	enleen
Negative (non)		non enlees	non enlee	non enleemos	non enleedes	non enleen

    Reintegrated conjugation of enlear (e may become ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Reintegrationism)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (ti / tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	enlear
Personal	enlear	enleares	enlear	enlearmos	enleardes	enlearem
Gerund
	enleando
Past participle
Masculine	enleado			enleados
Feminine	enleada			enleadas
Indicative
Present	enleio, enleo1	enleias, enleas1	enleia, enlea1	enleamos	enleades, enleais	enleiam, enleam1
Imperfect	enleava	enleavas	enleava	enleávamos	enleávades, enleáveis, enleávais1	enleavam
Preterite	enleei	enleaste, enleache1	enleou	enleamos	enleastes	enleárom, enlearam
Pluperfect	enleara	enlearas	enleara	enleáramos	enleárades, enleáreis, enleárais1	enlearam
Future	enlearei	enlearás	enleará	enlearemos	enlearedes, enleareis	enlearám, enlearão
Conditional	enlearia	enlearias	enlearia	enlearíamos	enlearíades, enlearíeis, enlearíais1	enleariam
Subjunctive
Present	enleie, enlee1	enleies, enlees1	enleie, enlee1	enleemos	enleedes, enleeis	enleiem, enleem1
Imperfect	enleasse	enleasses	enleasse	enleássemos	enleássedes, enleásseis	enleassem
Future	enlear	enleares	enlear	enlearmos	enleardes	enlearem
Imperative
Affirmative		enleia, enlea1	enleie, enlee1	enleemos	enleade, enleai	enleiem, enleem1
Negative (nom)		nom enleies, nom enlees1	nom enleie, nom enlee1	nom enleemos	nom enleedes, nom enleeis	nom enleiem, nom enleem1

¹Less recommended.

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “enlear”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “enlear” in DIGALEGO - Dicionario de Galego, Ir Indo 2004, Xunta de Galicia 2013.
• “enlear”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “enlear”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• “enlear”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2025
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “enlear”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ lear, from Latin ligo

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.leˈa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.leˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.leˈa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.leˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.leˈa(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.leˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.leˈa(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.leˈa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.leˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.leˈa(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.leˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈljaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈljaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈlja.ɾi/

Verb

enlear (first-person singular present enleio, first-person singular preterite enleei, past participle enleado)

1. (transitive) to entangle

   Synonyms: embaraçar, enredar

2. (transitive) to tie
3. (reflexive) to get entangled

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enlear (e becomes ei when stressed) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	enlear
Personal	enlear	enleares	enlear	enlearmos	enleardes	enlearem
Gerund
	enleando
Past participle
Masculine	enleado			enleados
Feminine	enleada			enleadas
Indicative
Present	enleio	enleias	enleia	enleamos	enleais	enleiam
Imperfect	enleava	enleavas	enleava	enleávamos	enleáveis	enleavam
Preterite	enleei	enleaste	enleou	enleamos1, enleámos2	enleastes	enlearam
Pluperfect	enleara	enlearas	enleara	enleáramos	enleáreis	enlearam
Future	enlearei	enlearás	enleará	enlearemos	enleareis	enlearão
Conditional	enlearia	enlearias	enlearia	enlearíamos	enlearíeis	enleariam
Subjunctive
Present	enleie	enleies	enleie	enleemos	enleeis	enleiem
Imperfect	enleasse	enleasses	enleasse	enleássemos	enleásseis	enleassem
Future	enlear	enleares	enlear	enlearmos	enleardes	enlearem
Imperative
Affirmative		enleia	enleie	enleemos	enleai	enleiem
Negative (não)		não enleies	não enleie	não enleemos	não enleeis	não enleiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

References

• “enlear”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “enlear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
• “enlear”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
• “enlear” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913