Jump to content

anoitecer

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Galician

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese anoitecer (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from a- +‎ noite +‎ -ecer. Compare Portuguese anoitecer and Spanish anochecer.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): [anojteˈθeɾ], (western) [anojteˈseɾ]

Verb

[edit]

anoitecer (impersonal, third-person singular present anoitece, third-person singular preterite anoiteceu, past participle anoitecido)
anoitecer (first-person singular present anoiteço, first-person singular preterite anoitecim or anoiteci, past participle anoitecido, reintegrationist norm)

  1. (impersonal) to darken (as night approaches)
    Synonym: estrelecer

Conjugation

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

anoitecer m (plural anoiteceres)

  1. nightfall

References

[edit]

Portuguese

[edit]

Alternative forms

[edit]

Etymology 1

[edit]

From Old Galician-Portuguese anoitecer. By surface analysis, a- +‎ noite (night, noun) +‎ -ecer. Compare Galician anoitecer, Spanish anochecer.

Pronunciation

[edit]
 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧noi‧te‧cer

Verb

[edit]

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

  1. to darken (as night approaches)
Conjugation
[edit]
  • Note: Normally impersonal only, but sometimes used figuratively.
[edit]

Etymology 2

[edit]

Nominalization of Etymology 1.

Pronunciation

[edit]
 
 

  • Hyphenation: a‧noi‧te‧cer

Noun

[edit]

anoitecer m (plural anoiteceres)

  1. dusk, eventide