anochecer

== Spanish == === Etymology === From a- + Latin noctēscere (“to grow towards night, grow dark”), from nox, noctis (“night”), or from a- +‎ noche +‎ -ecer. Compare Asturian anochecer, Extremaduran anochecel, Galician anoitecer, Leonese anuchecere, anochecere, Mirandese anuitecer, Portuguese anoitecer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /anot͡ʃeˈθeɾ/ [a.no.t͡ʃeˈθeɾ] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /anot͡ʃeˈseɾ/ [a.no.t͡ʃeˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: a‧no‧che‧cer === Verb === anochecer (first-person singular present anochezco, first-person singular preterite anochecí, past participle anochecido) (intransitive, impersonal) to become night, to get dark (intransitive) to be somewhere by dark ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Noun === anochecer m (plural anocheceres) dusk, nightfall Synonyms: ocaso, puesta de sol, puesta del sol, crepúsculo, atardecer === Further reading === “anochecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025