obscuro

Latin

Etymology

From obscūrus (“shadowy, obscure”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /opˈskuː.roː/, [ɔpˈskuː.roː]

Verb

obscūrō (present infinitive obscūrāre, perfect active obscūrāvī, supine obscūrātum); first conjugation

  1. I darken, obscure.
  2. I conceal, hide.
  3. (figuratively) I blind, becloud understanding.
  4. (figuratively) I render indistinct.
  5. (of speech) I mutter, pronounce indistinctly.
  6. I suppress, keep unknown.

Inflection
   Conjugation of obscuro (first conjugation)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obscūrō obscūrās obscūrat obscūrāmus obscūrātis obscūrant
imperfect obscūrābam obscūrābās obscūrābat obscūrābāmus obscūrābātis obscūrābant
future obscūrābō obscūrābis obscūrābit obscūrābimus obscūrābitis obscūrābunt
perfect obscūrāvī obscūrāvistī obscūrāvit obscūrāvimus obscūrāvistis obscūrāvērunt, obscūrāvēre
pluperfect obscūrāveram obscūrāverās obscūrāverat obscūrāverāmus obscūrāverātis obscūrāverant
future perfect obscūrāverō obscūrāveris obscūrāverit obscūrāverimus obscūrāveritis obscūrāverint
passive present obscūror obscūrāris, obscūrāre obscūrātur obscūrāmur obscūrāminī obscūrantur
imperfect obscūrābar obscūrābāris, obscūrābāre obscūrābātur obscūrābāmur obscūrābāminī obscūrābantur
future obscūrābor obscūrāberis, obscūrābere obscūrābitur obscūrābimur obscūrābiminī obscūrābuntur
perfect obscūrātus + present active indicative of sum
pluperfect obscūrātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
future perfect obscūrātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present obscūrem obscūrēs obscūret obscūrēmus obscūrētis obscūrent
imperfect obscūrārem obscūrārēs obscūrāret obscūrārēmus obscūrārētis obscūrārent
perfect obscūrāverim obscūrāverīs obscūrāverit obscūrāverimus obscūrāveritis obscūrāverint
pluperfect obscūrāvissem obscūrāvissēs obscūrāvisset obscūrāvissēmus obscūrāvissētis obscūrāvissent
passive present obscūrer obscūrēris, obscūrēre obscūrētur obscūrēmur obscūrēminī obscūrentur
imperfect obscūrārer obscūrārēris, obscūrārēre obscūrārētur obscūrārēmur obscūrārēminī obscūrārentur
perfect obscūrātus + present active subjunctive of sum
pluperfect obscūrātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — obscūrā — — obscūrāte —
future — obscūrātō obscūrātō — obscūrātōte obscūrantō
passive present — obscūrāre — — obscūrāminī —
future — obscūrātor obscūrātor — — obscūrantor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives obscūrāre obscūrāvisse obscūrātūrus esse obscūrārī obscūrātus esse obscūrātum īrī
participles obscūrāns — obscūrātūrus — obscūrātus obscūrandus
verbal nouns gerund supine
nominative genitive dative/ablative accusative accusative ablative
obscūrāre obscūrandī obscūrandō obscūrandum obscūrātum obscūrātū

Adjective

obscūrō

  1. dative masculine singular of obscūrus
  2. dative neuter singular of obscūrus
  3. ablative masculine singular of obscūrus
  4. ablative neuter singular of obscūrus

References
  • obscuro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • obscuro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • obscuro in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • the sun, moon, is eclipsed: sol (luna) deficit, obscuratur
    • to render obscure, eclipse a person: obscurare alicuius gloriam, laudem, famam (not obscurare aliquem)
    • nothing will ever make me forgetful of him: memoriam eius nulla umquam delebit (obscurabit) oblivio (Fam. 2. 1)
    • to be forgotten, pass into oblivion: memoria alicuius rei obscuratur, obliteratur, evanescit
    • to pronounce the syllables distinctly: litteras exprimere (opp. obscurare)
    • (ambiguous) of humble, obscure origin: humili, obscuro loco natus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obscūrus. Cognate with escuro.

Pronunciation

Adjective

obscuro m (feminine singular obscura, masculine plural obscuros, feminine plural obscuras, comparable)

  1. dark, gloomy
  2. obscure

Inflection
Inflection of obscuro
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
positive obscuro obscura obscuros obscuras
comparative mais obscuro mais obscura mais obscuros mais obscuras
superlative o mais obscuro
obscuríssimo		 a mais obscura
obscuríssima		 os mais obscuros
obscuríssimos		 as mais obscuras
obscuríssimas
augmentative — — — —
diminutive — — — —

Spanish

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [oβsˈku.ɾo], [osˈku.ɾo]

Adjective

obscuro (feminine singular obscura, masculine plural obscuros, feminine plural obscuras)

  1. Alternative form of oscuro
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