engolir

Catalan

Etymology

From gola or from Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, a verb based on Latin gula (“throat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əŋ.ɡuˈli]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡoˈliɾ]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [eŋ.ɡoˈli]
• Rhymes: -i(ɾ)

• Audio (Barcelona):

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Verb

engolir (first-person singular present engoleixo, first-person singular preterite engolí, past participle engolit)

1. to swallow (to ingest)

Conjugation

    Central Catalan conjugation of engolir (third conjugation, with -eix-)

infinitive			engolir
gerund			engolint
past participle				masculine		feminine
		singular		engolit		engolida
		plural		engolits		engolides
person		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
indicative		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engoleixo	engoleixes	engoleix	engolim	engoliu	engoleixen
	imperfect	engolia	engolies	engolia	engolíem	engolíeu	engolien
	future	engoliré	engoliràs	engolirà	engolirem	engolireu	engoliran
	preterite	engolí	engolires	engolí	engolírem	engolíreu	engoliren
	conditional	engoliria	engoliries	engoliria	engoliríem	engoliríeu	engolirien
subjunctive		jo	tu	ell/ella vostè	nosaltres nós	vosaltres vós	ells/elles vostès
	present	engoleixi	engoleixis	engoleixi	engolim	engoliu	engoleixin
	imperfect	engolís	engolissis	engolís	engolíssim	engolíssiu	engolissin
imperative		—	tu	vostè	nosaltres	vosaltres vós	vostès
	affirmative	—	engoleix	engoleixi	engolim	engoliu	engoleixin
	negative (no)	—	no engoleixis	no engoleixi	no engolim	no engoliu	no engoleixin

Derived terms

• engolida
• engolidor

Further reading

• “engolir”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “engolir”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Occitan

Alternative forms

• engolar (Limousin)

Etymology

From gola, or from an Old Occitan engolir, from a Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, from Latin gula.

Pronunciation

• Audio (Béarn):

  (file)

Verb

engolir (Languedoc)

1. to swallow (to ingest)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• Diccionari General de la Lenga Occitana‎^[1], L’Academia occitana – Consistòri del Gai Saber, 2008-2026, page 259

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• engulir (obsolete)

Etymology

From gola, or from an Old Galician-Portuguese engolir, from a Vulgar Latin *ingullīre, from Latin gula.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡuˈli(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡuˈli(h)], /ĩ.ɡuˈli(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡuˈli(h)], (careful) /ẽ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoˈli(h)], /ĩ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoˈli(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡuˈli(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡuˈli(h)], /ĩ.ɡuˈli(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡuˈli(h)], (careful) /ẽ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoˈli(h)], /ĩ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoˈli(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡuˈli(ɾ)/, /ĩ.ɡuˈli(ɾ)/, (careful) /ẽ.ɡoˈli(ɾ)/, /ĩ.ɡoˈli(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡuˈli(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡuˈli(χ)], /ĩ.ɡuˈli(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡuˈli(χ)], (careful) /ẽ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/ [ẽ.ɡoˈli(χ)], /ĩ.ɡoˈli(ʁ)/ [ĩ.ɡoˈli(χ)]
  • (Caipira) IPA^(key): (careful) /ẽ.ɡuˈli(ɻ)/, /ĩ.ɡuˈli(ɻ)/, (careful) /ẽ.ɡoˈli(ɻ)/, /ĩ.ɡoˈli(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡuˈliɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡuˈliɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ẽ.ɡuˈli.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: en‧go‧lir

Verb

engolir (first-person singular present engulo, third-person singular present engole, first-person singular preterite engoli, past participle engolido)

1. (transitive) to swallow, to consume food
   1. (transitive) to eat very fast
2. (transitive, colloquial) to swallow, to believe, to accept
3. (transitive) to fail to pronounce

Conjugation

    Conjugation of engolir (u-o alternation in present singular) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

	Singular			Plural
	First-person (eu)	Second-person (tu)	Third-person (ele / ela / você)	First-person (nós)	Second-person (vós)	Third-person (eles / elas / vocês)
Infinitive
Impersonal	engolir
Personal	engolir	engolires	engolir	engolirmos	engolirdes	engolirem
Gerund
	engolindo
Past participle
Masculine	engolido			engolidos
Feminine	engolida			engolidas
Indicative
Present	engulo	engoles	engole	engolimos	engolis	engolem
Imperfect	engolia	engolias	engolia	engolíamos	engolíeis	engoliam
Preterite	engoli	engoliste	engoliu	engolimos	engolistes	engoliram
Pluperfect	engolira	engoliras	engolira	engolíramos	engolíreis	engoliram
Future	engolirei	engolirás	engolirá	engoliremos	engolireis	engolirão
Conditional	engoliria	engolirias	engoliria	engoliríamos	engoliríeis	engoliriam
Subjunctive
Present	engula	engulas	engula	engulamos	engulais	engulam
Imperfect	engolisse	engolisses	engolisse	engolíssemos	engolísseis	engolissem
Future	engolir	engolires	engolir	engolirmos	engolirdes	engolirem
Imperative
Affirmative		engole	engula	engulamos	engoli	engulam
Negative (não)		não engulas	não engula	não engulamos	não engulais	não engulam

Derived terms

• engolir em seco

Further reading

• “engolir”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “engolir”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026