anoitecer

Meaning

to darken (as night approaches)

Frequency

Hyphenated as

a‧noi‧te‧cer

Pronounced as (IPA)

/a.noj.teˈse(ʁ)/

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

Cognate with Galician

anoitecer

Cognate with Spanish

anochecer

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Sentences

Esperarão anoitecer , pois , se nos descobrirem , irão nos expulsar sem piedade .

They will wait for nightfall, for if they discover us, they will cast us out without mercy.

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