enclavinhar

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- +‎ Latin *clavināre, from clavīnus, diminutive of clavus (clove).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kla.vĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kla.vĩˈj̃a(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kla.vĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kla.vĩˈj̃a(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kla.vĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ẽ.kla.vĩˈj̃a(ɾ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kla.vĩˈɲa(ɾ)/ [ĩ.kla.vĩˈj̃a(ɾ)]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kla.vĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kla.vĩˈj̃a(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kla.vĩˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kla.vĩˈj̃a(χ)]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kla.vĩˈɲa(ɻ)/ [ẽ.kla.vĩˈj̃a(ɻ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kla.vĩˈɲa(ɻ)/ [ĩ.kla.vĩˈj̃a(ɻ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.kla.viˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ẽ.kla.viˈɲa(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.kla.viˈɲa(ʁ)/ [ĩ.kla.viˈɲa(h)]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.klɐ.viˈɲaɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.klɐ.biˈɲaɾ/ [ẽ.klɐ.βiˈɲaɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.klɐ.viˈɲa.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧cla‧vi‧nhar

Verb

enclavinhar (first-person singular present enclavinho, first-person singular preterite enclavinhei, past participle enclavinhado)

  1. (transitive) to put (fingers) through each other
  2. (transitive) to entwine
  3. (transitive) to squeeze

Conjugation

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