engolfar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əŋ.ɡulˈfa]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.ɡolˈfa]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [eŋ.ɡolˈfaɾ]

Etymology 1

From en- +‎ golfo +‎ -ar.

Verb

engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfí, past participle engolfat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

1. (transitive) to hinge

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engolfar (first conjugation)

infinitive			engolfar
gerund			engolfant
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engolfat		engolfada
		plural		engolfats		engolfades
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engolfo	engolfes	engolfa	engolfem	engolfeu	engolfen
	imperfect	engolfava	engolfaves	engolfava	engolfàvem	engolfàveu	engolfaven
	future	engolfaré	engolfaràs	engolfarà	engolfarem	engolfareu	engolfaran
	preterite	engolfí	engolfares	engolfà	engolfàrem	engolfàreu	engolfaren
	conditional	engolfaria	engolfaries	engolfaria	engolfaríem	engolfaríeu	engolfarien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engolfi	engolfis	engolfi	engolfem	engolfeu	engolfin
	imperfect	engolfés	engolfessis	engolfés	engolféssim	engolféssiu	engolfessin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	engolfa	engolfi	engolfem	engolfeu	engolfin
	negative (no)	—	no engolfis	no engolfi	no engolfem	no engolfeu	no engolfin

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

engolfar

1. only used in s'... engolfar, syntactic variant of engolfar-se, infinitive of engolfar-se

Further reading

• “engolfar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

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

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡolˈfaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡoɫˈfaɾ], /ẽ.ɡɔlˈfaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡɔɫˈfaɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡolˈfaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡoɫˈfaɾ], /ẽ.ɡɔlˈfaɾ/ [ẽ.ɡɔɫˈfaɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡolˈfa.ɾi/ [ẽ.ɡoɫˈfa.ɾi], /ẽ.ɡɔlˈfa.ɾi/ [ẽ.ɡɔɫˈfa.ɾi]

• Hyphenation: en‧gol‧far

Verb

engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfei, past participle engolfado)

1. (transitive) to engulf; to overwhelm

   Synonym: engolir

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engolfar (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	engolfar
Personal	engolfar	engolfares	engolfar	engolfarmos	engolfardes	engolfarem
Gerund
	engolfando
Past participle
Masculine	engolfado			engolfados
Feminine	engolfada			engolfadas
Indicative
Present	engolfo	engolfas	engolfa	engolfamos	engolfais	engolfam
Imperfect	engolfava	engolfavas	engolfava	engolfávamos	engolfáveis	engolfavam
Preterite	engolfei	engolfaste	engolfou	engolfamos1, engolfámos2	engolfastes	engolfaram
Pluperfect	engolfara	engolfaras	engolfara	engolfáramos	engolfáreis	engolfaram
Future	engolfarei	engolfarás	engolfará	engolfaremos	engolfareis	engolfarão
Conditional	engolfaria	engolfarias	engolfaria	engolfaríamos	engolfaríeis	engolfariam
Subjunctive
Present	engolfe	engolfes	engolfe	engolfemos	engolfeis	engolfem
Imperfect	engolfasse	engolfasses	engolfasse	engolfássemos	engolfásseis	engolfassem
Future	engolfar	engolfares	engolfar	engolfarmos	engolfardes	engolfarem
Imperative
Affirmative		engolfa	engolfe	engolfemos	engolfai	engolfem
Negative (não)		não engolfes	não engolfe	não engolfemos	não engolfeis	não engolfem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Spanish

Verb

engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfé, past participle engolfado)

1. (nautical) to sail into a gulf
2. (nautical) to sail into the high seas
3. (reflexive) to bury oneself (in something); to put all one's attention into (something)

   Synonym: enfrascarse

   • 1877, Benito Pérez Galdós, Gloria:

     Gloria leyó en alta voz la Vida de San Pablo Apóstol, La Cuna y la sepultura y Las cuatro pestes del mundo. Después se engolfó en la Política de Dios y Gobierno de Cristo

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engolfar (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)

infinitive			engolfar
gerund			engolfando
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engolfado		engolfada
		plural		engolfados		engolfadas
		singular			plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engolfo	engolfastú engolfásvos	engolfa	engolfamos	engolfáis	engolfan
	imperfect	engolfaba	engolfabas	engolfaba	engolfábamos	engolfabais	engolfaban
	preterite	engolfé	engolfaste	engolfó	engolfamos	engolfasteis	engolfaron
	future	engolfaré	engolfarás	engolfará	engolfaremos	engolfaréis	engolfarán
	conditional	engolfaría	engolfarías	engolfaría	engolfaríamos	engolfaríais	engolfarían
subjunctive		yo	tú vos	él/ella/ello usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ellos/ellas ustedes
	present	engolfe	engolfestú engolfésvos2	engolfe	engolfemos	engolféis	engolfen
	imperfect (ra)	engolfara	engolfaras	engolfara	engolfáramos	engolfarais	engolfaran
	imperfect (se)	engolfase	engolfases	engolfase	engolfásemos	engolfaseis	engolfasen
	future1	engolfare	engolfares	engolfare	engolfáremos	engolfareis	engolfaren
imperative		—	tú vos	usted	nosotros nosotras	vosotros vosotras	ustedes
	affirmative		engolfatú engolfávos	engolfe	engolfemos	engolfad	engolfen
	negative		no engolfes	no engolfe	no engolfemos	no engolféis	no engolfen

¹Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
²Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.

    Selected combined forms of engolfar

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 engolfar
	dative	engolfarme	engolfarte	engolfarle, engolfarse	engolfarnos	engolfaros	engolfarles, engolfarse
	accusative	engolfarme	engolfarte	engolfarlo, engolfarla, engolfarse	engolfarnos	engolfaros	engolfarlos, engolfarlas, engolfarse
with gerund engolfando
	dative	engolfándome	engolfándote	engolfándole, engolfándose	engolfándonos	engolfándoos	engolfándoles, engolfándose
	accusative	engolfándome	engolfándote	engolfándolo, engolfándola, engolfándose	engolfándonos	engolfándoos	engolfándolos, engolfándolas, engolfándose
with informal second-person singular tú imperative engolfa
	dative	engólfame	engólfate	engólfale	engólfanos	not used	engólfales
	accusative	engólfame	engólfate	engólfalo, engólfala	engólfanos	not used	engólfalos, engólfalas
with informal second-person singular vos imperative engolfá
	dative	engolfame	engolfate	engolfale	engolfanos	not used	engolfales
	accusative	engolfame	engolfate	engolfalo, engolfala	engolfanos	not used	engolfalos, engolfalas
with formal second-person singular imperative engolfe
	dative	engólfeme	not used	engólfele, engólfese	engólfenos	not used	engólfeles
	accusative	engólfeme	not used	engólfelo, engólfela, engólfese	engólfenos	not used	engólfelos, engólfelas
with first-person plural imperative engolfemos
	dative	not used	engolfémoste	engolfémosle	engolfémonos	engolfémoos	engolfémosles
	accusative	not used	engolfémoste	engolfémoslo, engolfémosla	engolfémonos	engolfémoos	engolfémoslos, engolfémoslas
with informal second-person plural imperative engolfad
	dative	engolfadme	not used	engolfadle	engolfadnos	engolfaos	engolfadles
	accusative	engolfadme	not used	engolfadlo, engolfadla	engolfadnos	engolfaos	engolfadlos, engolfadlas
with formal second-person plural imperative engolfen
	dative	engólfenme	not used	engólfenle	engólfennos	not used	engólfenles, engólfense
	accusative	engólfenme	not used	engólfenlo, engólfenla	engólfennos	not used	engólfenlos, engólfenlas, engólfense

Further reading

• “engolfar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014