engolfar-se
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Catalan
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From en- + golf (“gulf”) + -ar.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (Central) [əŋ.ɡulˈfar.sə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.ɡolˈfar.sə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡolˈfaɾ.se]
Verb
[edit]engolfar-se (first-person singular present m'engolfo, first-person singular preterite m'engolfí, past participle engolfat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
- (intransitive) to form a gulf
- (intransitive) to sail away from land
- Synonym: cinglar
- (intransitive, figurative) to plunge [with en ‘into’]; to lose oneself [with en ‘in’]
Conjugation
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “engolfar-se” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.