întuneca

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întuneca

Where it comes from

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.

verb a întuneca 1st conjugation · întunecă · întunecat · întunece · a întuneca · întunecând

transitive to darken, dim
reflexive to become dark, dim
impersonal, reflexive to get dark (become evening)

In English

obfuscate make dark
cloud to become foggy or gloomy, to become obscured from sight
darken to make dark by reducing light
obscure to darken, make faint

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MLA

"întuneca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEntuneca. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

întuneca. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEntuneca

Chicago

"întuneca." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEntuneca.

BibTeX

@misc{i_ntuneca_2026,
  title = {întuneca},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/%C3%AEntuneca},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}