escuridat

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

• oscuridat

Etymology

From Latin obscūritās, from obscūrus (“dark”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eskuɾiˈdat/

Noun

escuridat f (usually uncountable)

1. darkness
2. shadow; a dark patch, spot or area on or underneath a surface
   • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 114r:

     Et semeia al criſtal. pero deſdizel ya quanto. ca ha en medio una eſcuridat. que semeia linna negra.

     Furthermore, it resembles glass, though not entirely, for it has in the center a dark area resembling a black streak.

Related terms

• escuro (“dark”)

Descendants

• Spanish: escuridad (see oscuridad)