alvorecer
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From alvor.
Noun[edit]
alvorecer m (plural alvoreceres)
- dawn (morning twilight period)
- (figurative) dawn (the beginning of an event)
Verb[edit]
alvorecer (first-person singular present alvoreço, first-person singular preterite alvoreci, past participle alvorecido)
- (of the day, intransitive) to dawn (to begin to brighten with daylight)
- Synonym: nascer
Usage notes[edit]
The subject is almost always dia (“day”)
Conjugation[edit]
Conjugation of alvorecer (c-ç alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)