afundar

1. (pronominal) to sink (descend into liquid, etc)
2. (transitive) to sink (cause to sink)
3. (intransitive) to dunk, to slam dunk

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.fũˈda(ʁ)/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: afondar

Cognate with Spanish: ahondar

In summary

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese afondar, from Vulgar Latin *affundāre, derived from fundus (“bottom”). By surface analysis, a- + fundo + -ar. Compare Galician afondar, Spanish ahondar.

Concepts

sink

sag

founder

drop down

flag

go down

plunge

scupper

scuttle

submerge

swag

swamp

dip

sag down

droop

drop

Synonyms

submergir

afundir

Translations

hundir

zinken

couler

affondare

enfonsar

sinken

sombrer

βουλιάζω

βυθίζομαι

βυθίζω

zatapiać

غَرِقَ

corbar-se

enfoncer

inabissare