genufletir
Portuguese, verb/ʒe.nu.fleˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
genufletir is spelled G-E-N-U-F-L-E-T-I-R (10 letters). Genufletir is a Portuguese verb meaning “to genuflect (to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “dobrar o joelho, ajoelhar”.
What does genufletir mean in English?
verb
- 1
to genuflect (to bend the knee, as in servitude or worship)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. dobrar o joelho, ajoelhar 2. dobrar pelo joelho 3. fazer uma genuflexão
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 genufletir
- genuflito first-person present singular
- genuflete present singular third-person
- genufleti first-person preterite singular
- genufletido participle past
- i-e alternation
- genufletires infinitive second-person singular
- genufletirmos first-person infinitive plural
- genufletirdes infinitive plural second-person
- genufletirem infinitive plural third-person
- genufletindo gerund
- genufletidos masculine participle past
- genufletida feminine participle past
- genufletidas feminine participle past
- genufletes indicative present second-person
- genufletimos first-person indicative plural
- genufletis indicative plural present
- genufletem indicative plural present
- genufletia first-person imperfect indicative
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce genufletir?
- Brazil /ʒe.nu.fleˈt͡ʃi(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ʒe.nu.fleˈt͡ʃi(h)]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.