enorgullecer
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]From en- + orgullo + -ecer, from Catalan orgull (“pride”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): (most of Latin America) /enoɾɡuʝeˈseɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʝeˈseɾ]
- IPA(key): (Andes Mountains, Paraguay, Philippines) /enoɾɡuʎeˈseɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʎeˈseɾ]
- IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /enoɾɡuʃeˈseɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʃeˈseɾ]
- IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /enoɾɡuʒeˈseɾ/ [e.noɾ.ɣ̞u.ʒeˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: e‧nor‧gu‧lle‧cer
Verb
[edit]enorgullecer (first-person singular present enorgullezco, first-person singular preterite enorgullecí, past participle enorgullecido)
- (transitive) to make proud
- Le enorgullece a su padre.
- He makes his father proud.
- Les enorgullecen mucho los gemelos a su familia entera.
- The twins make their whole family very proud.
- (reflexive) to be proud of, grow proud
- Se enorgullece de su hijo.
- He is proud of his son.
- La familia entera se enorgullece mucho de los gemelos.
- The whole family is very proud of the twins.
- Hoy no me enorgullezco de mí mismo.
- I'm not proud of myself today.
- Te deberías enorgullecer de todo lo que has logrado.
- You should be proud of everything you've accomplished.
Usage notes
[edit]- Usually used in the reflexive.
Conjugation
[edit] Conjugation of enorgullecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of enorgullecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
[edit]- orgullecer (archaic)
- orgullo m
- orgullosamente
- orgulloso
Further reading
[edit]- “enorgullecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
- “enorgullecer” in Diccionario panhispánico de dudas, segunda edición, Real Academia Española, 2023. →ISBN
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