engolfar-se

Catalan

Etymology

From en- + golf (gulf) + -ar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əŋ.ɡulˈfar.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əŋ.ɡolˈfar.sə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [eŋ.ɡolˈfaɾ.se]

Verb

engolfar-se (first-person singular present m'engolfo, first-person singular preterite m'engolfí, past participle engolfat); root stress: (Central, Valencian, Balearic) /o/

  1. (intransitive) to form a gulf
  2. (intransitive) to sail away from land
    Synonym: cinglar
  3. (intransitive, figurative) to plunge [+ en (object) = into]; to lose oneself [+ en (object) = in]

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