enternecedor

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Old Spanish en-

Spanish en-

Spanish tierno

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti

Proto-Italic *-ēskō

Latin -ēscō

Old Spanish -e(s)cer

Spanish -ecer

Spanish enternecer

Proto-Indo-European *-tōr

Proto-Italic *-tōr

Latin -tor

Spanish -dor

Spanish enternecedor

From enternecer + -dor.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /enteɾneθeˈdoɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪eɾ.ne.θeˈð̞oɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /enteɾneseˈdoɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪eɾ.ne.seˈð̞oɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: en‧ter‧ne‧ce‧dor

Adjective

enternecedor (feminine enternecedora, masculine plural enternecedores, feminine plural enternecedoras)

1. touching, moving

Further reading

• “enternecedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026