Etymology
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From Iberian Vulgar Latin *manescere, from Latin mane (“morning”). Compare Asturian amanecer, Extremaduran amanecel, Galician amañecer, Galician amencer, Mirandese amanhecer, Portuguese amanhecer.
Pronunciation
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- IPA(key): (Spain) /amaneˈθeɾ/ [a.ma.neˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /amaneˈseɾ/ [a.ma.neˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: a‧ma‧ne‧cer
amanecer (first-person singular present amanezco, first-person singular preterite amanecí, past participle amanecido)
- (intransitive, impersonal) to dawn
Amaneció a las siete.- The sun rose at seven.
- (intransitive, impersonal) to get light (become light in the morning)
- (intransitive) to wake up (cease to sleep)
- Synonym: despertar
- (intransitive) to see the morning; be seen by the morning (be in a given state when the sun rises)
Muchas casas amanecieron cubiertas de papel higiénico después del día de las bromas de abril.- The morning saw many houses covered in toilet paper after April Fools' Day.
- (transitive) to awake, wake up (rouse from sleep)
- (reflexive) to waken, awaken (cease to sleep)
- (reflexive, Latin America) to stay awake all night
- Synonym: trasnochar
Conjugation
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1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of amanecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
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singular
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plural
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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1st person
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2nd person
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3rd person
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with infinitive amanecer
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dative
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amanecerme
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amanecerte
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amanecerle, amanecerse
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amanecernos
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amaneceros
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amanecerles, amanecerse
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accusative
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amanecerme
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amanecerte
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amanecerlo, amanecerla, amanecerse
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amanecernos
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amaneceros
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amanecerlos, amanecerlas, amanecerse
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with gerund amaneciendo
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dative
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amaneciéndome
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amaneciéndote
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amaneciéndole, amaneciéndose
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amaneciéndonos
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amaneciéndoos
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amaneciéndoles, amaneciéndose
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accusative
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amaneciéndome
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amaneciéndote
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amaneciéndolo, amaneciéndola, amaneciéndose
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amaneciéndonos
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amaneciéndoos
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amaneciéndolos, amaneciéndolas, amaneciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative amanece
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dative
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amanéceme
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amanécete
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amanécele
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amanécenos
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not used
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amanéceles
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accusative
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amanéceme
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amanécete
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amanécelo, amanécela
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amanécenos
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not used
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amanécelos, amanécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative amanecé
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dative
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amaneceme
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amanecete
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amanecele
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amanecenos
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not used
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amaneceles
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accusative
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amaneceme
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amanecete
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amanecelo, amanecela
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amanecenos
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not used
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amanecelos, amanecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative amanezca
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dative
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amanézcame
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not used
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amanézcale, amanézcase
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amanézcanos
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not used
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amanézcales
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accusative
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amanézcame
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not used
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amanézcalo, amanézcala, amanézcase
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amanézcanos
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not used
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amanézcalos, amanézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative amanezcamos
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dative
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not used
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amanezcámoste
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amanezcámosle
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amanezcámonos
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amanezcámoos
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amanezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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amanezcámoste
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amanezcámoslo, amanezcámosla
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amanezcámonos
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amanezcámoos
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amanezcámoslos, amanezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative amaneced
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dative
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amanecedme
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not used
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amanecedle
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amanecednos
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amaneceos
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amanecedles
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accusative
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amanecedme
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not used
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amanecedlo, amanecedla
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amanecednos
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amaneceos
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amanecedlos, amanecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative amanezcan
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dative
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amanézcanme
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not used
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amanézcanle
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amanézcannos
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not used
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amanézcanles, amanézcanse
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accusative
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amanézcanme
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not used
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amanézcanlo, amanézcanla
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amanézcannos
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not used
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amanézcanlos, amanézcanlas, amanézcanse
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Derived terms
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amanecer m (plural amaneceres)
- dawn (the morning period of twilight)
- Synonyms: madrugada, alborada
Further reading
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