fuscus

Meaning

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

Concepts

black

brown

croaky

dark

hoarse

ruffianly

unwrought

Synonyms

ater

furvus

niger

āter

brunus

brunneus

bruneus

nigrans

pulleiaceus

cacabatus

nigricolor

caccabatus

morulus

picinus

pullus

piceus

Translations

nero

أسود

marrone

zwart

marró

negre

noir

braun

bruno

bruin

schwarz

μαύρος

castanho

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfʊs.kʊs]

Etymology

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.