entenebrecer

Portuguese

Etymology

From en- + Latin tenebrēscere (to darken, to become dark) (a borrowing), from tenebrae (darkness).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seʁ/ [ẽˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seh], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seʁ/ [ĩˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seh]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seɾ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seɾ/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seʁ/ [ẽˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seχ], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seʁ/ [ĩˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seχ]
    • (Caipira) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seɻ/, (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌtẽˌneˈbɾe.seɻ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): (careful pronunciation) /ẽˌteˌneˈbɾe.seʁ/ [ẽˌteˌneˈbɾe.seh], (natural pronunciation) /ĩˌteˌneˈbɾe.seʁ/ [ĩˌteˌneˈbɾe.seh]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ẽˌteˌneˈbɾe.sɛɾ/ [ẽˌteˌneˈβɾe.sɛɾ]

  • Hyphenation: en‧te‧ne‧bre‧cer

Verb

entenebrecer (first-person singular present entenebreço, first-person singular preterite entenebreci, past participle entenebrecido)

  1. (transitive, intransitive) to darken
    Antonym: clarear
  2. (transitive, figurative) to cause sadness

Conjugation

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + Latin tenebrēscere (to darken, to become dark) (a borrowing), from tenebrae (darkness). Compare inherited Spanish tinieblas.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /entenebɾeˈθeɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪e.ne.β̞ɾeˈθeɾ] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
  • IPA(key): /entenebɾeˈseɾ/ [ẽn̪.t̪e.ne.β̞ɾeˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧te‧ne‧bre‧cer

Verb

entenebrecer (first-person singular present entenebrezco, first-person singular preterite entenebrecí, past participle entenebrecido)

  1. (transitive) to darken
    Antonym: aclarar

Conjugation

Further reading