Galician edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adormecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin addormīscere. Compare Portuguese and Spanish adormecer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [aðoɾmeˈθeɾ], (western) [aðoɾmeˈseɾ]

Verb edit

adormecer (first-person singular present adormezo, first-person singular preterite adormecín, past participle adormecido)
adormecer (first-person singular present adormeço, first-person singular preterite adormecim or adormeci, past participle adormecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (intransitive) to fall asleep

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • adormecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • adormecer” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • adormecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • adormecer” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
  • adormecer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • adormecer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Old Galician-Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin addormiscere.

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

adormecer

  1. to fall asleep (to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep)

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Descendants edit

  • Galician: adormecer
  • Portuguese: adormecer

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Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese adormecer, from Latin addormīscere. Compare Galician and Spanish adormecer.

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.duɾ.mɨˈseɾ/ [ɐ.ðuɾ.mɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.duɾ.mɨˈse.ɾi/ [ɐ.ðuɾ.mɨˈse.ɾi]

Verb edit

adormecer (first-person singular present adormeço, first-person singular preterite adormeci, past participle adormecido)

  1. (intransitive) to fall asleep (to pass from a state of wakefulness into sleep)
    Synonym: (Brazil, informal) cair no sono
    Não consegui adormecer.I couldn't fall asleep.
  2. (intransitive) to oversleep
  3. (transitive) to send somebody to sleep, to lull to sleep
    Synonyms: acalentar, fazer dormir
  4. (transitive, medicine) to anesthetize
  5. (transitive, figuratively) to soothe, to relieve
    Synonym: aliviar

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Latin addormīscere. Compare Galician and Portuguese adormecer.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /adoɾmeˈθeɾ/ [a.ð̞oɾ.meˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /adoɾmeˈseɾ/ [a.ð̞oɾ.meˈseɾ]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧dor‧me‧cer

Verb edit

adormecer (first-person singular present adormezco, first-person singular preterite adormecí, past participle adormecido)

  1. (transitive) to make sleepy, to lull
  2. (transitive) to make numb
  3. (reflexive) to go to sleep, or doze off
  4. (reflexive) to go numb (part of the body)

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