întuneca

Romanian

Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *intunicāre, from Latin tunicāre (cover with a tunic), from tunica (tunic). Compare Aromanian ãntunic, ãntunicari. Compare also Italian intonicare, Spanish entunicar (which were internal formations).

Not related to întuneric.

Pronunciation

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Verb

a întuneca (third-person singular present întunecă, past participle întunecat, third-person subjunctive întunece) 1st conjugation

  1. (transitive) to darken, dim
  2. (reflexive) to become dark, dim
  3. (reflexive, impersonal) to get dark (become evening)

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