enguiçar

Portuguese

Etymology

Possibly from Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐍅𐌴𐌹𐍄𐌾𐌰𐌽 (inweitjan) or from Vulgar Latin *iniquitiare.

Pronunciation
  • (Paulista) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡi.ˈsa(ɾ)/, -(ɹ), /ĩ.ɡi.ˈsa(ɾ)/, -(ɹ)
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡi.ˈsa(ɾ)/, -(ɻ), /ĩ.ɡi.ˈsa(ɾ)/, -(ɻ)
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.ɡi.ˈsaɾ/
  • Hyphenation: en‧gui‧çar

Verb

enguiçar (first-person singular present indicative enguiço, past participle enguiçado)

  1. to evil-eye (to cast an evil eye)
  2. (Brazil) to break (to stop functioning properly)
  3. to stunt a vegetable (to hinder the growth of)

Conjugation
  Conjugation of the Portuguese -ar verb enguiçar
Notes:[edit]
  • This is a regular verb of the -ar group.
  • The last letter ç is changed to c, depending on the following vowel, resulting in these three possible sequences: -ça-, -ce- and -ço-.
  • Verbs with this conjugation include: alcançar, começar, laçar.
Singular Plural
First-person
(eu)		 Second-person
(tu)		 Third-person
(ele / ela / você)		 First-person
(nós)		 Second-person
(vós)		 Third-person
(eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal enguiçar
Personal enguiçar enguiçares enguiçar enguiçarmos enguiçardes enguiçarem
Gerund
enguiçando
Past participle
Masculine enguiçado enguiçados
Feminine enguiçada enguiçadas
Indicative
Present enguiço enguiças enguiça enguiçamos enguiçais enguiçam
Imperfect enguiçava enguiçavas enguiçava enguiçávamos enguiçáveis enguiçavam
Preterite enguicei enguiçaste enguiçou enguiçamos
enguiçámos		 enguiçastes enguiçaram
Pluperfect enguiçara enguiçaras enguiçara enguiçáramos enguiçáreis enguiçaram
Future enguiçarei enguiçarás enguiçará enguiçaremos enguiçareis enguiçarão
Conditional
enguiçaria enguiçarias enguiçaria enguiçaríamos enguiçaríeis enguiçariam
Subjunctive
Present enguice enguices enguice enguicemos enguiceis enguicem
Imperfect enguiçasse enguiçasses enguiçasse enguiçássemos enguiçásseis enguiçassem
Future enguiçar enguiçares enguiçar enguiçarmos enguiçardes enguiçarem
Imperative
Affirmative - enguiça enguice enguicemos enguiçai enguicem
Negative (não) - enguices enguice enguicemos enguiceis enguicem

Synonyms
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