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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese envelhecer. By surface analysis, en- +‎ velho (old) +‎ -ecer. Compare Galician envellecer, Spanish envejecer, Catalan envellir, Romanian învechi.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ve.ʎeˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ve.ʎeˈse(h)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ve.ʎeˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ve.ʎeˈse(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ve.ʎeˈse(ɾ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ve.ʎeˈse(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ve.ʎeˈse(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ve.ʎeˈse(χ)], (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ve.ʎeˈse(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ve.ʎeˈse(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽ.ve.ʎeˈse(ɻ)/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩ.ve.ʎeˈse(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.vɨ.ʎɨˈseɾ/, (uncommon) /ẽ.vɛ.ʎɨˈseɾ/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.bɨ.ʎɨˈseɾ/, (uncommon) /ẽ.bɛ.ʎɨˈseɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽ.vɨ.ʎɨˈse.ɾi/, (uncommon) /ẽ.vɛ.ʎɨˈse.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: en‧ve‧lhe‧cer

Verb

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

  1. to age (grow old)

Conjugation

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