espavorir

Portuguese

Etymology

Either from es- + pavor + -ar, or from a Vulgar Latin *expavorīre, from *pavorīre, from pavor. Compare Italian spaurire, Occitan espavordir; cf. also Romanian speria.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /is.pa.voˈɾi(ʁ)/ [is.pa.voˈɾi(h)], /es.pa.voˈɾi(ʁ)/ [es.pa.voˈɾi(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /is.pa.voˈɾi(ɾ)/, /es.pa.voˈɾi(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /iʃ.pa.voˈɾi(ʁ)/ [iʃ.pa.voˈɾi(χ)], /eʃ.pa.voˈɾi(ʁ)/ [eʃ.pa.voˈɾi(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /es.pa.voˈɾi(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ.vuˈɾiɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ.buˈɾiɾ/ [(i)ʃ.pɐ.βuˈɾiɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɐ.vuˈɾi.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧pa‧vo‧rir

Verb

espavorir (no stressed present indicative or subjunctive, first-person singular preterite espavori, past participle espavorido)

  1. (transitive) to frighten

Conjugation

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:espavorir.

  • espavorecer
  • pavor (intense fear, dread)
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