enrogir

Catalan

Etymology

From en- +‎ roig +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.ruˈʒi]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [en.roˈd͡ʒiɾ]

Verb

enrogir (first-person singular present enrogeixo, first-person singular preterite enrogí, past participle enrogit)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to redden; to make red, red-hot

   Synonym: envermellir

   • 1948, Josep Pous i Pagès, De la pau i del combat:

     Encara i encara enrogirà el món la nova sang que ha de vessar-s'hi! Encara i encara el consumiran les noves flames que s'hi han d'encendre! No tindrà ningú pietat de tant dolor i de tanta ruïna?

     Again and again the world will run red with the new blood which must be spilt! Again and again it will be consumed by the new flames which must be kindled! Will no one have pity on such pain and such ruin?

2. (takes a reflexive pronoun) to redden; to turn red, red-hot

   Synonym: enrojolar-se

Conjugation

    Conjugation of enrogir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			enrogir
gerund			enrogint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		enrogit		enrogida
		plural		enrogits		enrogides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	enrogeixo	enrogeixes	enrogeix	enrogim	enrogiu	enrogeixen
	imperfect	enrogia	enrogies	enrogia	enrogíem	enrogíeu	enrogien
	future	enrogiré	enrogiràs	enrogirà	enrogirem	enrogireu	enrogiran
	preterite	enrogí	enrogires	enrogí	enrogírem	enrogíreu	enrogiren
	conditional	enrogiria	enrogiries	enrogiria	enrogiríem	enrogiríeu	enrogirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	enrogeixi	enrogeixis	enrogeixi	enrogim	enrogiu	enrogeixin
	imperfect	enrogís	enrogissis	enrogís	enrogíssim	enrogíssiu	enrogissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	enrogeix	enrogeixi	enrogim	enrogiu	enrogeixin
	negative (no)	—	no enrogeixis	no enrogeixi	no enrogim	no enrogiu	no enrogeixin

Derived terms

• enrogiment

Further reading

• “enrogir” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.