ennegrecer
Spanish
editEtymology
editFrom en- + negro + -ecer (verbal suffix). Cf. also negrecer, Latin nigresco, nigrescere. Compare Portuguese enegrecer, Catalan ennegrir, ennegreixo, Italian annerire, annerisco, French noircir, noircis, Romanian înnegri, înnegresc.
Pronunciation
edit- IPA(key): (Spain) /enneɡɾeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn.ne.ɣ̞ɾeˈθeɾ]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /enneɡɾeˈseɾ/ [ẽn.ne.ɣ̞ɾeˈseɾ]
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: en‧ne‧gre‧cer
Verb
editennegrecer (first-person singular present ennegrezco, first-person singular preterite ennegrecí, past participle ennegrecido)
- (transitive, intransitive, reflexive) to blacken, go dark, darken
- Synonyms: ensombrecer, oscurecer
- Antonyms: emblanquecer, blanquear
Conjugation
edit Conjugation of ennegrecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Selected combined forms of ennegrecer (c-zc alternation)
These forms are generated automatically and may not actually be used. Pronoun usage varies by region.
Derived terms
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editFurther reading
edit- “ennegrecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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