escarnecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese escarneçer, corresponding to escarnir + -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /iʃ.kɐɾ.nɨ.ˈseɾ/
  • Hyphenation: es‧car‧ne‧cer

Verb

escarnecer (first-person singular present indicative escarneço, past participle escarnecido)

  1. to mock; to deride; to laugh at

Conjugation

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Spanish

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /eskarneˈθeɾ/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /eskarneˈseɾ/

Verb

escarnecer (first-person singular present escarnezco, first-person singular preterite escarnecí, past participle escarnecido)

  1. to mock; to deride; to laugh at

Conjugation

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

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