anochecer

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + Latin noctēscere, present active infinitive of noctēscō (I 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

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /anot͡ʃeˈseɾ/

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

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.

    Noun

    anochecer m (plural anocheceres)

    1. dusk, nightfall
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