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amanecer.

to dawn

8 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/amaneˈθeɾ/[a.ma.neˈθeɾ]/amaneˈseɾ/[a.ma.neˈseɾ]

  1. to dawn

    impersonal · intransitive
    Amaneció a las siete.

  2. to get light (become light in the morning)

    impersonal · intransitive

  3. to wake up (cease to sleep)

    figuratively · intransitive

  4. to see the morning; be seen by the morning (be in a given state when the sun rises)

    figuratively · intransitive
    Muchas casas amanecieron cubiertas de papel higiénico después del día de las bromas de abril.

  5. to awake, wake up (rouse from sleep)

    figuratively · transitive

  6. to waken, awaken (cease to sleep)

    literary · reflexive

  7. to stay awake all night

    Latin-America · reflexive · uncommon
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin māne Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin mānēscere Vulgar Latin *admānēscere Spanish amanecer Inherited from Vulgar Latin *admānēscere.

noun/amaneˈθeɾ/[a.ma.neˈθeɾ]/amaneˈseɾ/[a.ma.neˈseɾ]

  1. dawn (the morning period of twilight)

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Latin māne Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Latin mānēscere Vulgar Latin *admānēscere Spanish amanecer Inherited from Vulgar Latin *admānēscere.

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