endolcir

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *indulcīre, derived from Latin dulcis (“sweet”, adj). By surface analysis, en- +‎ dolç +‎ -ir.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

endolcir (first-person singular present endolceixo, first-person singular preterite endolcí, past participle endolcit)

1. (transitive) to sweeten
2. (reflexive) to become sweet

Conjugation

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

infinitive			endolcir
gerund			endolcint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		endolcit		endolcida
		plural		endolcits		endolcides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	endolceixo	endolceixes	endolceix	endolcim	endolciu	endolceixen
	imperfect	endolcia	endolcies	endolcia	endolcíem	endolcíeu	endolcien
	future	endolciré	endolciràs	endolcirà	endolcirem	endolcireu	endolciran
	preterite	endolcí	endolcires	endolcí	endolcírem	endolcíreu	endolciren
	conditional	endolciria	endolciries	endolciria	endolciríem	endolciríeu	endolcirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	endolceixi	endolceixis	endolceixi	endolcim	endolciu	endolceixin
	imperfect	endolcís	endolcissis	endolcís	endolcíssim	endolcíssiu	endolcissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	endolceix	endolceixi	endolcim	endolciu	endolceixin
	negative (no)	—	no endolceixis	no endolceixi	no endolcim	no endolciu	no endolceixin

Synonyms

• edulcorar

Hyponyms

• ensucrar

Derived terms

• endolciment

Further reading

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