anochecer
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom a- + Latin noctēscere (“to grow towards night, grow dark”), from nox, noctis (“night”), or from a- + noche + -ecer. Compare Asturian anochecer, Extremaduran anochecel, Galician anoitecer, Leonese anuchecere, anochecere, Mirandese anuitecer, Portuguese anoitecer.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/ [a.no.t͡ʃeˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /anot͡ʃeˈseɾ/ [a.no.t͡ʃeˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: a‧no‧che‧cer
Verb
editanochecer (first-person singular present anochezco, first-person singular preterite anochecí, past participle anochecido)
- (intransitive, impersonal) to become night, to get dark
- (intransitive) to be somewhere by dark
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of anochecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of anochecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Related terms
editNoun
editanochecer m (plural anocheceres)
- dusk, nightfall
- Synonyms: ocaso, puesta de sol, puesta del sol, crepúsculo, atardecer
Further reading
edit- “anochecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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