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apodrecer

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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Old Galician-Portuguese podreçer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Latin putrescere.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /apoðɾeˈθeɾ/, (western) /apoðɾeˈseɾ/

Verb

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apodrecer (first-person singular present apodrezo, first-person singular preterite apodrecín, past participle apodrecido)
apodrecer (first-person singular present apodreço, first-person singular preterite apodrecim or apodreci, past participle apodrecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (transitive) to make to rot
    Synonym: apodrentar
  2. (intransitive or pronominal) to rot
    Synonym: apodrentar
    • c. 1295, R. Lorenzo, editor, La traducción gallega de la Crónica General y de la Crónica de Castilla, Ourense: I.E.O.P.F, page 642:
      Este he enguento muy preçado do(s) cõ que ongẽ os corpos onrrados en terra d'Outra mar, per que nõ podrescã nẽnos comja a terra
      this is a very precious ointment for those who anoint the honoured bodies in Outremer, so they don't rot and don't be eaten by the earth

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From a- + Old Galician-Portuguese podreçer, from Latin putrēscere. By surface analysis, a- +‎ podre (rotten) +‎ -ecer.

Pronunciation

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  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pu.dɾɨˈseɾ/ [ɐ.pu.ðɾɨˈseɾ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pu.dɾɨˈse.ɾi/ [ɐ.pu.ðɾɨˈse.ɾi]

  • Hyphenation: a‧po‧dre‧cer

Verb

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apodrecer (first-person singular present apodreço, first-person singular preterite apodreci, past participle apodrecido)

  1. (intransitive) to rot, to decay, to decompose

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