envejecer

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + viejo + -ecer. Compare Portuguese envelhecer, Catalan envellir.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /embexeˈθeɾ/, [ẽmbexeˈθeɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /embexeˈseɾ/, [ẽmbexeˈseɾ]

Verb

envejecer (first-person singular present envejezco, first-person singular preterite envejecí, past participle envejecido)

  1. to get old

Conjugation

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