-ecer
Portuguese, suffix/eˈse(ʁ)/
-ecer is spelled E-C-E-R (4 letters). -ecer is a Portuguese suffix meaning “-en (to make [adjective], to cause to be [adjective])” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sufixo verbal que indica entrada ou mudança de estado, começo de ação”.
What does -ecer mean in English?
suffix
- 1
-en (to make [adjective], to cause to be [adjective])
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
suffix: 1. sufixo verbal que indica entrada ou mudança de estado, começo de ação
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of -ecer
- c-ç alternation
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce -ecer?
- Brazil /eˈse(ʁ)/
- Brazil [eˈse(h)]
- /eˈse(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to -ecer
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.