escaecer

Asturian

Alternative forms

  • escaicer
  • esqueicer
  • isqueicer
  • esquicer

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *excadescere, derived ultimately from Latin cadere (fall). Compare Portuguese esquecer.

Verb

escaecer (first-person singular indicative present escaezo, past participle escaecíu)

  1. to forget

Conjugation

Synonyms

Spanish

Etymology

Perhaps from descaecer (id.) with a substitution of prefix.

Old Spanish had another escaecer which meant "forget" and was cognate to the Asturian word above.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /eskaeˈθeɾ/ [es.ka.eˈθeɾ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /eskaeˈseɾ/ [es.ka.eˈseɾ]
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: es‧ca‧e‧cer

Verb

escaecer (first-person singular present escaezco, first-person singular preterite escaecí, past participle escaecido)

  1. to weaken

Conjugation

Further reading

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