entestar

Asturian

Etymology

en- +‎ tiestu +‎ -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /entesˈtaɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪es̪ˈt̪aɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧tes‧tar

Verb

entestar (first-person singular indicative present entiesto, past participle entestáu)

  1. to thicken
  2. to harden
    Synonym: apelmazar
  3. to curdle
    Synonym: cuayar

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • entestador

Further reading

  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “entestar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
  • entestar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Galician

Etymology 1

Attested since the 13th century. From en- +‎ testar (to border).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [en.ˈtes.taɾ]

Verb

entestar (first-person singular present entesto, first-person singular preterite entestei, past participle entestado)

  1. to adjoin, border
    Synonyms: estremar, lindar, testar
Conjugation

Etymology 2

From en- +‎ testo (dense).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [en.ˈtes.taɾ]

Verb

entestar (first-person singular present entesto, first-person singular preterite entestei, past participle entestado)

  1. to thicken
Conjugation

References