inquinar
Portuguese, verb/ĩ.kiˈna(ʁ)/
inquinar is spelled I-N-Q-U-I-N-A-R (8 letters). Inquinar is a Portuguese verb meaning “to infect” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “sujar”.
What does inquinar mean in English?
verb
- 1
to infect
- 2
to corrupt
- 3
to dirty, stain
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sujar 2. manchar 3. poluir 4. envenenar
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 inquinar
- inquino first-person present singular
- inquinei first-person preterite singular
- inquinado participle past
- inquinares infinitive second-person singular
- inquinarmos first-person infinitive plural
- inquinardes infinitive plural second-person
- inquinarem infinitive plural third-person
- inquinando gerund
- inquinados masculine participle past
- inquinada feminine participle past
- inquinadas feminine participle past
- inquinas indicative present second-person
- inquina indicative present singular
- inquinamos first-person indicative plural
- inquinais indicative plural present
- inquinam indicative plural present
- inquinava first-person imperfect indicative
- inquinavas imperfect indicative second-person
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce inquinar?
- Brazil /ĩ.kiˈna(ʁ)/
- Brazil [ĩ.kiˈna(h)]
- /ĩ.kiˈna(ɾ)/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.