enchente

Galician

Enchente, River Tea, Galicia

Enchente, River Minho, Galicia

Alternative forms

• enchenta

Etymology

encher (“to fill”) +‎ -ente, from Old Galician-Portuguese encher, from Latin impleō (“to fill up”).

Noun

enchente f (plural enchentes)

1. Alternative form of enchenta

Related terms

• cheo
• encher

References

• “enchente” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
• “enchente” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “enchente” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “enchente” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Portuguese

Etymology

From encher (“to fill”) +‎ -ente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃẽ.t͡ʃi/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃẽ.t͡ʃi/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈʃẽ.te/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈʃẽ.te/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈʃẽ.tɨ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈʃẽ.tɨ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈt͡ʃẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: en‧chen‧te

Noun

enchente f (plural enchentes)

1. flood (overflow of water)

   Synonyms: cheia, inundação

   Antonyms: seca, estiagem

Derived terms

• enchente-relâmpago

Related terms

• cheio
• encher