ensenyar
Catalan
editEtymology
editInherited from Vulgar Latin īnsignāre (also found in Medieval Latin) (compare Occitan ensenhar, French enseigner, Spanish enseñar), from Latin signāre.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [ən.səˈɲa]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [en.seˈɲaɾ]
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -a(ɾ)
Verb
editensenyar (first-person singular present ensenyo, first-person singular preterite ensenyí, past participle ensenyat); root stress: (Central) /ɛ/; (Valencia) /e/; (Balearic) /ə/
- to teach
- Synonyms: instruir, ensinistrar
- ensenyar algú a fer alguna cosa ― to teach someone to do something
- to show, point out
- Synonym: mostrar
- ensenya'm la llengua ― show me the tongue (at the Doctor's)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of ensenyar (first conjugation)
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “ensenyar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “ensenyar”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
- “ensenyar” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “ensenyar” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
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