apadrinar

== Catalan == === Etymology === From a- +‎ padrí +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.pə.ðɾiˈna] IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.pa.ðɾiˈnaɾ] === Verb === apadrinar (first-person singular present apadrino, first-person singular preterite apadriní, past participle apadrinat) (transitive) to godfather (transitive, figurative) to sponsor Synonyms: patrocinar, protegir ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== apadrinament === Further reading === “apadrinar”, 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 == Spanish == === Etymology === From a- +‎ padrino +‎ -ar. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /apadɾiˈnaɾ/ [a.pa.ð̞ɾiˈnaɾ] Rhymes: -aɾ Syllabification: a‧pa‧dri‧nar === Verb === apadrinar (first-person singular present apadrino, first-person singular preterite apadriné, past participle apadrinado) (transitive) to sponsor (transitive) to be a godfather (to) ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “apadrinar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025