oscuro
English
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish oscuro (“dark”). Doublet of obscure.
Noun
editoscuro (plural oscuros)
Coordinate terms
editSee also
editItalian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editAdjective
editoscuro (feminine oscura, masculine plural oscuri, feminine plural oscure, diminutive oscurétto)
- dark
- 1472, Dante Alighieri, Comedìa (Divine Comedy), Inferno, Canto I, 1-3:
- Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
mi ritrovai per una selva oscura,
ché la diritta via era smarrita- Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost (Translation: Longfellow (1867))
- Midway upon the journey of our life
- obscure
- gloomy, sombre
- humble
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editNoun
editoscuro m (plural oscuri)
Etymology 2
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editoscuro
Further reading
edit- oscuro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Spanish
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editInherited from Latin obscūrus. Cognate with English obscure.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editoscuro (feminine oscura, masculine plural oscuros, feminine plural oscuras, superlative oscurísimo)
- dark (lacking light)
- dark (of a color, deep in hue)
- obscure, unclear
- incomprehensible
- Synonym: incomprensible
- suspicious
- Synonym: sospechoso
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editFurther reading
edit- “oscuro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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