anoitecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese anoitecer, from a- + noite + -ecer, or from a- + Latin noctēscere, present active infinitive of noctēscō (I grow towards night, grow dark), from nox, noctis (“night”). Compare Galician anoitecer, Spanish anochecer.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.noj.tɨ.ˈseɾ/
  • Hyphenation: a‧noi‧te‧cer

Verb

anoitecer (first-person singular present indicative anoiteço, past participle anoitecido)

  1. to darken (as night approaches)

Conjugation

  • Note: Normally impersonal only, but sometimes used figuratively.

Noun

anoitecer m (plural anoiteceres)

  1. nightfall, evening
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