escuridat

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin obscūritās, from obscūrus (dark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /es.ku.ɾiˈdat/, [es.ku.ɾiˈðað]

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.

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