empecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese empecer, from Vulgar Latin *impedīscere, inchoative of Latin impediō, impedīre.

Verb

empecer (first-person singular present indicative empeço, past participle empecido)

  1. (transitive) to harm; to prejudice
  2. (transitive, intransitive) to prevent; to impede

Spanish

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *impediscere, from Latin impediō, impedīre.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /empeˈθeɾ/, [ẽmpeˈθeɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /empeˈseɾ/, [ẽmpeˈseɾ]

Verb

empecer

  1. (obsolete) to harm, maim

Conjugation

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.

Further reading

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