sobressaltar
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Equivalent to sobre- (“above, over”) + saltar (“to leap”). Compare Spanish sobresaltar (“to spook, startle”).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: so‧bres‧sal‧tar
Verb edit
sobressaltar (first-person singular present sobressalto, first-person singular preterite sobressaltei, past participle sobressaltado)
Conjugation edit
Conjugation of sobressaltar (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)
1Brazilian Portuguese.
2European Portuguese.