atardecer

Spanish

Etymology

From a- + tarde + -ecer.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /atardeˈθeɾ/, [at̪arðeˈθeɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /atardeˈseɾ/, [at̪arðeˈseɾ]

Noun

atardecer m (plural atardeceres)

  1. late afternoon, sunset, dusk, evenfall, nightfall

Verb

atardecer (first-person singular present atardezco, first-person singular preterite atardecí, past participle atardecido)

  1. to draw towards evening, grow late
  2. to get dark

Conjugation

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