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opacus.

shaded, darkened; in the shade

6 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

adj[ɔˈpaː.kʊs]Classical-Latin[oˈpaː.kus]
  1. shaded, darkened; in the shade

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  2. shady, dark; casting shade

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  3. obscure

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
  4. opaque

    adjective · declension-1 · declension-2
Where this word comes from

Unknown. Antonym of aprīcus. Long compared with Proto-Germanic *abuhaz (“turned the wrong way, wicked”), Sanskrit अपाञ्च् (ápāñc, “located backwards, behind”), Serbo-Croatian опак, ȍpāk (“wicked, evil”), which are from Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó (“away”) and Proto-Indo-European *h₃ekʷ- (“see”); the Latin would be via metathesis from *apōcus. De Vaan remains unconvinced and suggests Proto-Italic *op-wākos (“situated towards the empty side”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁epi (Latin ob) and Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂- (“empty”) (Latin vacuus and vānus), with the same phonetic development as in oportet.

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