obscurus

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) dark, dusky, shadowy
2. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) indistinct, unintelligible, obscure
3. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) intricate, involved, complicated
4. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) unknown, unrecognized
5. (adjective, declension-1, declension-2) reserved, secret, close

Teenoorgestelde van

clārus, lūcidus, manifestus, cōnspicuus

Sinonieme

ater

tenebricosus

mysticus

caligineus

arcanus

caeruleus

caliginosus

occultus

secretus

tectus

reconditus

ignoratus

ignotus

nescitus

incognitus

umbrosus

mysterius

myticus

Vertalings

dark

dim

duister

sombre

finster

dunkel

mysterieus

geheimzinnig

escuro

fosc

obscur

scuro

donker

oscuro

oscuro

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ɔpˈskuː.rʊs]

Etimologie (Engels)

A fossilised compound; from ob- + *scūrus (“dark”), from Proto-Italic *skoiros, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃i-, extension of *(s)ḱeh₃- (“dark”). Compare Old Irish cíar (“dark”) and Old English hār (“grey-haired”).