Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Old Galician-Portuguese envelhecer. By surface analysis, en- +‎ velho (old) +‎ -ecer. Compare Galician envellecer, Spanish envejecer, Catalan envellir, Romanian învechi.

Pronunciation edit

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

  • Hyphenation: en‧ve‧lhe‧cer

Verb edit

envelhecer (first-person singular present envelheço, first-person singular preterite envelheci, past participle envelhecido)

  1. to age (grow old)

Conjugation edit