ennegrecer

Spanish

Etymology

From en- + negro + -ecer (verbal suffix). Cf. also negrecer, Latin nigresco, nigrescere. Compare Portuguese enegrecer, Catalan ennegrir, ennegreixo, Italian annerire, annerisco, French noircir, noircis, Romanian înnegri, înnegresc.

Pronunciation

  • (Castilian) IPA(key): /enneɡɾeˈθeɾ/, [ẽnneɣɾeˈθeɾ]
  • (Latin America) IPA(key): /enneɡɾeˈseɾ/, [ẽnneɣɾeˈseɾ]

Verb

ennegrecer (first-person singular present ennegrezco, first-person singular preterite ennegrecí, past participle ennegrecido)

  1. to blacken, go dark, darken
    Synonyms: ensombrecer, oscurecer
    Antonyms: emblanquecer, blanquear

Conjugation

  • Rule: c becomes a zc before a or o.

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