alvorecer
Portuguese
editEtymology
editFrom alvor.
Noun
editalvorecer m (plural alvoreceres)
- dawn (morning twilight period)
- (figurative) dawn (the beginning of an event)
Verb
editalvorecer (first-person singular present alvoreço, first-person singular preterite alvoreci, past participle alvorecido)
- (of the day, intransitive) to dawn (to begin to brighten with daylight)
- Synonym: nascer
Usage notes
editThe subject is almost always dia (“day”)
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of alvorecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)