empenho

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Deverbal from empenhar.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ẽˈpẽ.j̃u], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ĩˈpẽ.j̃u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ẽˈpẽ.j̃u], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpẽ.ɲu/ [ĩˈpẽ.j̃u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˈpe.ɲo/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˈpe.ɲo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈpɐ(j).ɲu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈpɐ(j).ɲu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈpe.ɲu/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈpe.ɲu/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽˈpe.ɲu/

• Rhymes: -eɲu, (Portugal) -ɐɲu
• Hyphenation: em‧pe‧nho

Noun

empenho m (plural empenhos)

1. effort, endeavour

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

empenho

1. first-person singular present indicative of empenhar

Further reading

• “empenho”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “empenho”, in Dicio – Dicionário Online de Português (in Portuguese), São Paulo: 7Graus, 2009–2026
• “empenho”, in Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisboa: Academia das Ciências de Lisboa, 2001–2026
• “empenho”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “empenho”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “empenho”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026