engolfar
التعريفات والمعاني
== Catalan ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): (Central) [əŋ.ɡulˈfa]
IPA(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.ɡolˈfa]
IPA(key): (Valencia) [eŋ.ɡolˈfaɾ]
=== Etymology 1 ===
From en- + golfo + -ar.
==== Verb ====
engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfí, past participle engolfat); root stress: (Central, Valencia, Balearic) /o/
(transitive) to hinge
===== Conjugation =====
=== Etymology 2 ===
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
==== Verb ====
engolfar
only used in s'... engolfar, syntactic variant of engolfar-se, infinitive of engolfar-se
=== Further reading ===
“engolfar”, 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
== Portuguese ==
=== Pronunciation ===
Hyphenation: en‧gol‧far
=== Verb ===
engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfei, past participle engolfado)
(transitive) to engulf; to overwhelm
Synonym: engolir
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“engolfar”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“engolfar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
From en- + golfo + -ar.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /enɡolˈfaɾ/ [ẽŋ.ɡolˈfaɾ]
Rhymes: -aɾ
Syllabification: en‧gol‧far
=== Verb ===
engolfar (first-person singular present engolfo, first-person singular preterite engolfé, past participle engolfado)
(nautical) to sail into a gulf
(nautical) to sail into the high seas
(reflexive) to bury oneself (in something); to put all one's attention into (something)
Synonym: enfrascarse
==== Conjugation ====
=== Further reading ===
“engolfar”, 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