encanecer

Asturian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From cana or from Latin incānēscō, incānēscere.

Verb

encanecer

  1. to go gray (to become gray)

Conjugation

This verb needs an inflection-table template.

Spanish

Etymology

From cana or from Latin incānēscere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /enkaneˈθeɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.neˈθeɾ] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /enkaneˈseɾ/ [ẽŋ.ka.neˈseɾ] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -eɾ
  • Syllabification: en‧ca‧ne‧cer

Verb

encanecer (first-person singular present encanezco, first-person singular preterite encanecí, past participle encanecido)

  1. to grey, go grey
  2. to grow old
  3. (reflexive) to go grey

Conjugation

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