aformosear

Portuguese

Etymology

From a- +‎ formoso (“beautiful”) +‎ -ear.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foʁ.mo.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.foɦ.mo.zeˈa(h)]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foʁ.mo.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.foɦ.mo.zeˈa(h)]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /a.foɾ.mo.zeˈa(ɾ)/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /a.foʁ.mo.zeˈa(ʁ)/ [a.foʁ.mo.zeˈa(χ)]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.foɻ.mo.zeˈa(ɻ)/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuɾ.muˈzjaɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuɾ.muˈzjaɾ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fuɾ.muˈzja.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: a‧for‧mo‧se‧ar

Verb

aformosear (first-person singular present aformoseio, first-person singular preterite aformoseei, past participle aformoseado)

1. (transitive) to embellish, to adorn

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:embelezar

2. (pronominal) to beautify oneself, to adorn oneself

   aformosear-se

   to beautify oneself

Conjugation

    Conjugation of aformosear (e becomes ei when stressed) (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	aformosear
Personal	aformosear	aformoseares	aformosear	aformosearmos	aformoseardes	aformosearem
Gerund
	aformoseando
Past participle
Masculine	aformoseado			aformoseados
Feminine	aformoseada			aformoseadas
Indicative
Present	aformoseio	aformoseias	aformoseia	aformoseamos	aformoseais	aformoseiam
Imperfect	aformoseava	aformoseavas	aformoseava	aformoseávamos	aformoseáveis	aformoseavam
Preterite	aformoseei	aformoseaste	aformoseou	aformoseamos1, aformoseámos2	aformoseastes	aformosearam
Pluperfect	aformoseara	aformosearas	aformoseara	aformoseáramos	aformoseáreis	aformosearam
Future	aformosearei	aformosearás	aformoseará	aformosearemos	aformoseareis	aformosearão
Conditional	aformosearia	aformosearias	aformosearia	aformosearíamos	aformosearíeis	aformoseariam
Subjunctive
Present	aformoseie	aformoseies	aformoseie	aformoseemos	aformoseeis	aformoseiem
Imperfect	aformoseasse	aformoseasses	aformoseasse	aformoseássemos	aformoseásseis	aformoseassem
Future	aformosear	aformoseares	aformosear	aformosearmos	aformoseardes	aformosearem
Imperative
Affirmative		aformoseia	aformoseie	aformoseemos	aformoseai	aformoseiem
Negative (não)		não aformoseies	não aformoseie	não aformoseemos	não aformoseeis	não aformoseiem

¹Brazilian Portuguese.
²European Portuguese.

Derived terms

• aformoseamento

Further reading

• “aformosear”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024