escaecer

== Asturian == === Alternative forms === escaicer esqueicer (Western Asturias) isqueicer (Cunqueiru) esquicer (Patsuezu) === Etymology === Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excadescere, derived ultimately from Latin cadere (“fall”). Compare Portuguese esquecer. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskaeˈθeɾ/ [es.ka.eˈθeɾ] Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: es‧ca‧e‧cer === Verb === escaecer (first-person singular indicative present escaezo, past participle escaecíu) to slip away, disappear to forget Synonym: olvidar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “escaecer”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN “escaecer”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN == Spanish == === Etymology === Perhaps from descaecer (“id.”) with a substitution of prefix. Old Spanish had another escaecer which meant "to forget" and was cognate with the Asturian escaecer, as well as with the Portuguese esquecer, all meaning "to forget". === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /eskaeˈθeɾ/ [es.ka.eˈθeɾ] (Spain) IPA(key): /eskaeˈseɾ/ [es.ka.eˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -eɾ Syllabification: es‧ca‧e‧cer === Verb === escaecer (first-person singular present escaezco, first-person singular preterite escaecí, past participle escaecido) to weaken Synonym: debilitar ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “escaecer”, 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