empunhar

Portuguese

Etymology

em- +‎ punho +‎ -ar. Compare Spanish empuñar, Catalan empunyar, Italian impugnare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ẽ.pu.j̃aɾ/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): [ẽj̃.pũˈj̃aɾ]
  • Hyphenation: em‧pu‧nhar

Verb

empunhar (first-person singular present indicative empunho, past participle empunhado)

  1. to hold [something] by its end with one’s clenched fist, like a sword.

Conjugation

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