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Asturian
Etymology
Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excadescere, derived ultimately from Latin cadere (“fall”). Compare Portuguese esquecer.
Verb
escaecer (first-person singular indicative present escaezo, past participle escaecíu)
- to forget
Conjugation
Synonyms
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Spanish
Etymology
Perhaps from descaecer (“id.”) with a substitution of prefix.
Old Spanish had another escaecer which meant "forget" and was cognate to the Asturian word above.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /eskaeˈθeɾ/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /eskaeˈseɾ/
- Rhymes: -eɾ
- Syllabification: es‧ca‧e‧cer
Verb
escaecer (first-person singular present escaezco, first-person singular preterite escaecí, past participle escaecido)
- to weaken
Conjugation
1Mostly obsolete, now mainly used in legal language.
2Argentine and Uruguayan voseo prefers the tú form for the present subjunctive.
Selected combined forms of escaecer (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 escaecer
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dative
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escaecerme
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escaecerte
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escaecerle, escaecerse
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escaecernos
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escaeceros
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escaecerles, escaecerse
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accusative
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escaecerme
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escaecerte
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escaecerlo, escaecerla, escaecerse
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escaecernos
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escaeceros
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escaecerlos, escaecerlas, escaecerse
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with gerund escaeciendo
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dative
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escaeciéndome
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escaeciéndote
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escaeciéndole, escaeciéndose
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escaeciéndonos
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escaeciéndoos
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escaeciéndoles, escaeciéndose
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accusative
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escaeciéndome
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escaeciéndote
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escaeciéndolo, escaeciéndola, escaeciéndose
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escaeciéndonos
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escaeciéndoos
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escaeciéndolos, escaeciéndolas, escaeciéndose
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with informal second-person singular tú imperative escaece
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dative
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escaéceme
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escaécete
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escaécele
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escaécenos
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not used
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escaéceles
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accusative
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escaéceme
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escaécete
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escaécelo, escaécela
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escaécenos
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not used
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escaécelos, escaécelas
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with informal second-person singular vos imperative escaecé
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dative
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escaeceme
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escaecete
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escaecele
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escaecenos
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not used
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escaeceles
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accusative
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escaeceme
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escaecete
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escaecelo, escaecela
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escaecenos
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not used
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escaecelos, escaecelas
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with formal second-person singular imperative escaezca
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dative
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escaézcame
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not used
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escaézcale, escaézcase
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escaézcanos
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not used
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escaézcales
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accusative
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escaézcame
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not used
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escaézcalo, escaézcala, escaézcase
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escaézcanos
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not used
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escaézcalos, escaézcalas
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with first-person plural imperative escaezcamos
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dative
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not used
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escaezcámoste
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escaezcámosle
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escaezcámonos
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escaezcámoos
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escaezcámosles
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accusative
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not used
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escaezcámoste
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escaezcámoslo, escaezcámosla
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escaezcámonos
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escaezcámoos
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escaezcámoslos, escaezcámoslas
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with informal second-person plural imperative escaeced
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dative
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escaecedme
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not used
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escaecedle
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escaecednos
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escaeceos
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escaecedles
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accusative
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escaecedme
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not used
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escaecedlo, escaecedla
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escaecednos
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escaeceos
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escaecedlos, escaecedlas
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with formal second-person plural imperative escaezcan
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dative
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escaézcanme
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not used
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escaézcanle
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escaézcannos
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not used
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escaézcanles, escaézcanse
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accusative
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escaézcanme
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not used
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escaézcanlo, escaézcanla
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escaézcannos
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not used
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escaézcanlos, escaézcanlas, escaézcanse
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