fenecer

Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish fenir (influenced by Vulgar Latin *fīniscere / *fīnēscere), from Latin fīnīre, present active infinitive of fīniō "I finish, terminate", from fīnis "end, limit, border". See also the doublet finir.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /feneˈθeɾ/
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /feneˈseɾ/

Verb

fenecer (first-person singular present fenezco, first-person singular preterite fenecí, past participle fenecido)

  1. (transitive, rare) to end, finish, conclude
  2. (intransitive) to end, conclude
  3. (intransitive) to die, perish

Conjugation

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

    Derived terms

    • fenecimiento m
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