encanecer
Asturian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From cana or from Latin incānēscō, incānēscere.
Verb
encanecer
- to go gray (to become gray)
Conjugation
This verb needs an inflection-table template.
Related terms
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)
- to grey, go grey
- to grow old
- (reflexive) to go grey
Conjugation
Conjugation of encanecer (c-zc alternation) (See Appendix:Spanish verbs)
Related terms
Further reading
- “encanecer”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024