amanecer
Meaning
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- (impersonal, intransitive) to dawn
- (impersonal, intransitive) to get light (become light in the morning)
- (intransitive) to wake up (cease to sleep)
- (intransitive) to see the morning; be seen by the morning (be in a given state when the sun rises)
- (transitive) to awake, wake up (rouse from sleep)
- (reflexive) to waken, awaken (cease to sleep)
- (Latin-America, reflexive) to stay awake all night
Concepts
Synonyms
salida del sol
la mañana
hacerse de día
salidad del sol
asomar la aurora
hacerse realidad
rayar el alba
crepúsculo matutino
aclararse la oscuridad
despejarse la atmósfera
la aurora
amanecer el sol
despuntar el día
horas de la mañana
Frequency
Hyphenated as
a‧ma‧ne‧cer
Pronounced as (IPA)
/amaneˈθeɾ/
Etymology
In summary
From Iberian Vulgar Latin *manescere, from Latin mane (“morning”). Compare Asturian amanecer, Extremaduran amanecel, Galician amañecer, Galician amencer, Mirandese amanhecer, Portuguese amanhecer.
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