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atardecer.

to draw towards evening, to grow late, to get dark

9 characters4 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

verb/ataɾdeˈθeɾ/[a.t̪aɾ.ð̞eˈθeɾ]/ataɾdeˈseɾ/[a.t̪aɾ.ð̞eˈseɾ]
  1. to draw towards evening, to grow late, to get dark

    impersonal · intransitive
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish a- Spanish tarde Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Old Spanish -ecer Spanish -ecer Spanish atardecer From a- + tarde (“late afternoon”) + -ecer.

noun/ataɾdeˈθeɾ/[a.t̪aɾ.ð̞eˈθeɾ]/ataɾdeˈseɾ/[a.t̪aɾ.ð̞eˈseɾ]
  1. late afternoon, sunset, dusk, evenfall, nightfall

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Spanish a- Spanish tarde Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁sḱeti Proto-Italic *-ēskō Latin -ēscō Old Spanish -ecer Spanish -ecer Spanish atardecer From a- + tarde (“late afternoon”) + -ecer.

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