desolador

Portuguese

Etymology

From desolar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zo.laˈdoʁ/ [de.zo.laˈdoh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zo.laˈdoʁ/ [de.zo.laˈdoh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /de.zo.laˈdoɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /de.zo.laˈdoʁ/ [de.zo.laˈdoχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.zo.laˈdoɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zu.lɐˈdoɾ/ [dɨ.zu.lɐˈðoɾ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zu.lɐˈdoɾ/ [dɨ.zu.lɐˈðoɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.zu.lɐˈdo.ɾi/ [dɨ.zu.lɐˈðo.ɾi]

Adjective

desolador (feminine desoladora, masculine plural desoladores, feminine plural desoladoras)

1. that desolates
2. heartbreaking

Related terms

• desolação

Spanish

Etymology

From desolar +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /desolaˈdoɾ/ [d̪e.so.laˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: de‧so‧la‧dor

Adjective

desolador (feminine desoladora, masculine plural desoladores, feminine plural desoladoras)

1. heartbreaking

Further reading

• “desolador”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28