obscur

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obscūrus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [upsˈkur]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [opsˈkur]

Adjective

obscur (feminine obscura, masculine plural obscurs, feminine plural obscures)

1. dark (having an absolute or relative lack of light)

   Synonym: fosc

   Antonym: clar

2. obscure (difficult to understand)

Derived terms

• obscurament
• obscurir

Related terms

• obscuritat

Further reading

• “obscur” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “obscur”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “obscur” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “obscur” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French oscur, from Latin obscurus. The -b- through learned relatinisation in Middle French.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔp.skyʁ/

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Adjective

obscur (feminine obscure, masculine plural obscurs, feminine plural obscures)

1. obscure (dark, faint or indistinct)

Derived terms

• côté obscur de la force
• obscurément
• obscurité

Further reading

• “obscur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Interlingua

Adjective

obscur (comparative plus obscur, superlative le plus obscur)

1. dark

Antonyms

• clar

Middle French

Etymology

Old French oscur, with the b added back to reflect the original Latin obscurus.

Adjective

obscur m (feminine singular obscure, masculine plural obscurs, feminine plural obscures)

1. dark (lacking light)

Descendants

• French: obscur

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French obscur, from Latin obscurus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /obˈskur/

Adjective

obscur m or n (feminine singular obscură, masculine plural obscuri, feminine and neuter plural obscure)

1. obscure; dark

Declension

Declension of obscur

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	obscur		obscură	obscuri	obscure
	definite	obscurul		obscura	obscurii	obscurele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	obscur		obscure	obscuri	obscure
	definite	obscurului		obscurei	obscurelor	obscurilor

Related terms

• obscuritate