Galician edit

Etymology edit

Attested since circa 1300. From en- +‎ louco +‎ -ecer

Pronunciation edit

Verb edit

enlouquecer (first-person singular present enlouquezo, first-person singular preterite enlouquecín, past participle enlouquecido)
enlouquecer (first-person singular present enlouqueço, first-person singular preterite enlouquecim or enlouqueci, past participle enlouquecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. to go mad
    Synonym: tolear

Conjugation edit

References edit

  • enlouqueçer” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • enlouquecer” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • enlouquecer” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • enlouquecer” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
  • enlouquecer” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From en- +‎ louco (mad) +‎ -ecer. Compare Galician enlouquecer and Spanish enloquecer.

Pronunciation edit

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

  • Hyphenation: en‧lou‧que‧cer

Verb edit

enlouquecer (first-person singular present enlouqueço, first-person singular preterite enlouqueci, past participle enlouquecido)

  1. to go mad
    Synonym: endoidecer

Conjugation edit