anochecer

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Spanish

Etymology

From 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

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /anot͡ʃeˈseɾ/
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: a‧no‧che‧cer

Verb

anochecer (first-person singular present anochezco, first-person singular preterite anochecí, past participle anochecido)

  1. (intransitive, impersonal) to become night, to get dark
  2. (intransitive) to be somewhere by dark

Conjugation

Noun

anochecer m (plural anocheceres)

  1. dusk, nightfall
    Synonyms: ocaso, puesta de sol, puesta del sol, crepúsculo, atardecer

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