desatornillar

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Etymology[edit]

From des- +‎ atornillar, from tornillo, from torno, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος (tórnos), from Proto-Indo-European *torh₂no-, from Proto-Indo-European *terh₁- (to rub, bore, twist).

Pronunciation[edit]

 
  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /desatoɾniˈʝaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.t̪oɾ.niˈʝaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains) /desatoɾniˈʎaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.t̪oɾ.niˈʎaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /desatoɾniˈʃaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.t̪oɾ.niˈʃaɾ]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /desatoɾniˈʒaɾ/ [d̪e.sa.t̪oɾ.niˈʒaɾ]

  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: de‧sa‧tor‧ni‧llar

Verb[edit]

desatornillar (first-person singular present desatornillo, first-person singular preterite desatornillé, past participle desatornillado)

  1. (transitive) to unscrew
    Antonym: atornillar

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