fuscus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) dark, dim, dimly lit
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) black, brown
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) husky, hoarse

Sinonieme

ater

furvus

niger

āter

brunus

brunneus

bruneus

nigrans

pulleiaceus

cacabatus

nigricolor

caccabatus

morulus

picinus

pullus

piceus

Vertalings

noir

zwart

أسود

brown

bruno

bruin

marró

negre

black

braun

marrone

nero

schwarz

μαύρος

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈfʊs.kʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-ko-s (“dark-colored”), (cognate with Proto-Germanic *duskaz), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes-, seemingly related to Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-. See also furvus, Proto-Celtic *dusnos, Sanskrit धूसर (dhūsara, “dust-colored”). More at dye, dust.