engolfar-se
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From en- + golf (“gulf”) + -ar.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Central) [əŋ.ɡulˈfar.sə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.ɡolˈfar.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [eŋ.ɡolˈfaɾ.se]
Verb edit
engolfar-se (first-person singular present m'engolfo, first-person singular preterite m'engolfí, past participle engolfat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/
- (intransitive) to form a gulf
- (intransitive) to sail away from land
- Synonym: cinglar
- (intransitive, figurative) to plunge [+ en (object) = into]; to lose oneself [+ en (object) = in]
Conjugation edit
Further reading edit
- “engolfar-se” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.