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obscuro.

to darken, obscure

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

verb[ɔpˈskuː.roː]Classical-Latin[obˈskuː.ro]

  1. to darken, obscure

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  2. to conceal, hide

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  3. to blind, becloud understanding

    conjugation-1 · figuratively

  4. to render indistinct

    conjugation-1 · figuratively

  5. to mutter, pronounce indistinctly

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  6. to suppress, keep unknown

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Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-der. Proto-Italic *skoirosder. Latin obscūrus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -o Latin obscūrō From obscūrus (“shadowy, obscure”) + -o.

adj[ɔpˈskuː.roː]Classical-Latin[obˈskuː.ro]

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of obscūrus

    ablative · dative · form-of · masculine · neuter · singular
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-der. Proto-Italic *skoirosder. Latin obscūrus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -o Latin obscūrō From obscūrus (“shadowy, obscure”) + -o.

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