envelhecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese envellecer. Synchronically, en- + velho + -ecer. Compare Spanish envejecer, Catalan envellir.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.vɨ.ʎɨ.ˈseɾ/
  • Hyphenation: en‧ve‧lhe‧cer

Verb

envelhecer (first-person singular present indicative envelheço, past participle envelhecido)

  1. to age (grow old)

Conjugation

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