# asfixiar
## Catalan
### Etymology

From asfixia +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əs.fik.siˈa]
* IPA: (Valencia) [as.fik.siˈaɾ]

### Verb

asfixiar (first-person singular present asfixio, first-person singular preterite asfixií, past participle asfixiat)
* (transitive) to asphyxiate, suffocate
** 1953, Josep Pla, Les hores:En el meu llibre El vent de garbí he parlat llargament de la rotació dels vents seguint el camí del sol: el gregal del matí arrossegant sobre els seus lloms tritons i sirenes, cargols d'escuma, lluïssors rutilants, olor de pinassa, posant frescor de verd en les persianes; el xaloc petitet —el xaloquet de la Crònica de Muntaner— asfixiat pel sol meridià; el llebeig o garbí de l'hora de posar l'arròs a taula.In my book The southwest wind I spoke at length about the rotation of the winds following the path of the sun: the northeast wind of morning dragging over its loins tritons and sirens, spirals of foam, sparking brightness, the scent of pine needles, putting the freshness of greenery in the blinds; the small sirocco--the "xaloquet" of the Chronicle of Muntaner--asphyxiated by the midday sun; the southwest wind of the hour when rice is set on the table.

#### Derived terms

* asfixiant

### Further reading

* “asfixiar” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Portuguese
### Etymology

From asfixia +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /as.fik.siˈa(ʁ)/ [as.fik.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /as.fikˈsja(ʁ)/ [as.fikˈsja(h)]
* (Brazil) IPA: /as.fik.siˈa(ʁ)/ [as.fik.sɪˈa(h)], (faster pronunciation) /as.fikˈsja(ʁ)/ [as.fikˈsja(h)]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /as.fik.siˈa(ɾ)/ [as.fik.sɪˈa(ɾ)], (faster pronunciation) /as.fikˈsja(ɾ)/
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aʃ.fik.siˈa(ʁ)/ [aʃ.fik.sɪˈa(χ)], (faster pronunciation) /aʃ.fikˈsja(ʁ)/ [aʃ.fikˈsja(χ)]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /as.fik.siˈa(ɻ)/ [as.fik.sɪˈa(ɻ)], (faster pronunciation) /as.fikˈsja(ɻ)/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐʃ.fiˈksjaɾ/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ɐʃ.fiˈksjaɾ/
** (Southern Portugal) IPA: /ɐʃ.fiˈksja.ɾi/
* Hyphenation: as‧fi‧xi‧ar

### Verb

asfixiar (first-person singular present asfixio, first-person singular preterite asfixiei, past participle asfixiado)
* (transitive) to choke (prevent someone from breathing)
    Synonym: estrangular

#### Conjugation

$^1$Brazilian Portuguese. $^2$European Portuguese.

#### Derived terms

* asfixiante

### Further reading

* “asfixiar”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “asfixiar”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “asfixiar” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “asfixiar”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “asfixiar”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “asfixiar”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

From asfixia +‎ -ar.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /asfiɡˈsjaɾ/ [as.fiɣ̞ˈsjaɾ]
* Rhymes: -aɾ
* Syllabification: as‧fi‧xiar

### Verb

asfixiar (first-person singular present asfixio, first-person singular preterite asfixié, past participle asfixiado)
* (transitive) to asphyxiate, suffocate

#### Conjugation

$^1$Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language. $^2$Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.

#### Derived terms

* asfixiante

### Further reading

* “asfixiar”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10