encadenar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Asturian ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + cadena (“chain”) + -ar.
=== Verb ===
encadenar (first-person singular indicative present encadeno, past participle encadenáu)
to chain, put into a chain or chains
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=== Further reading ===
“encadenar”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “encadenar”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
== Catalan ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + cadena (“chain”) + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [əŋ.kə.ðəˈna]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ka.ðeˈnaɾ]
IPA(key): (Northwestern) [eŋ.ka.ðeˈna]
Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
=== Verb ===
encadenar (first-person singular present encadeno, first-person singular preterite encadení, past participle encadenat); root stress: (Northern) /e̞/; (Balearic) /ə/; (Central) /ɛ/; (Northwestern, Valencia) /e/
(transitive) to chain together
(transitive) to put in chains, to shackle
(transitive, figurative) to immobilize
(transitive) to have a run (of)
encadenar dos empats consecutius ― have a run of two consecutive draws
(pronominal) to follow closely, succeed
Synonym: succeir-se
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=== Further reading ===
“encadenar”, 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
“encadenar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
“encadenar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “encadenar”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + cadena (“chain”) + -ar. Possibly also corresponds to Vulgar Latin incatēnāre, from Latin catēnāre. Compare Catalan, Catalan encadenar, Portuguese encadear, French enchaîner, Italian incatenare.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /enkadeˈnaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.ð̞eˈnaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: en‧ca‧de‧nar
=== Verb ===
encadenar (first-person singular present encadeno, first-person singular preterite encadené, past participle encadenado)
(transitive) to chain, to shackle
(transitive) to bind together, connect
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=== Further reading ===
“encadenar”, 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