Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Spanish aturdir.

Pronunciation edit

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.tuɾˈdiɾ/ [ɐ.tuɾˈðiɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.tuɾˈdi.ɾi/ [ɐ.tuɾˈði.ɾi]

Verb edit

aturdir (first-person singular present aturdo, first-person singular preterite aturdi, past participle aturdido)

  1. (transitive) to stun; to shock; to surprise
    Synonyms: assombrar, surpreender, atordoar
  2. (transitive) to stun (to incapacitate by inducing disorientation)
    Synonym: atordoar

Conjugation edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From older atordir, from a- + tordo (thrush) + -ir, based on the similarity between the thrush's flight and the scrambled movement of someone who has been dazed or stunned (compare French étourdir).[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /atuɾˈdiɾ/ [a.t̪uɾˈð̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧tur‧dir

Verb edit

aturdir (first-person singular present aturdo, first-person singular preterite aturdí, past participle aturdido)

  1. to stun, to daze, to dumbfound

Conjugation edit

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gómez de Silva, Guido (1988) Breve diccionario etimológico de la lengua española (in Spanish), Mexico: Fondo de Cultura Económica, →ISBN

Further reading edit