Catalan

Verb

escuro

1. first-person singular present indicative form of escurar

Galician

Etymology

From Old Portuguese escuro, scuro, oscuro, from Latin obscūrus.

Adjective

escuro m (feminine singular escura, masculine plural escuros, feminine plural escuras)

1. dark

Related terms

• escuridade

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese escuro, scuro, oscuro, from Latin obscūrus. Cognate of obscuro.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iʃ.ˈku.ɾu/
• Hyphenation: es‧cu‧ro

Adjective

escuro m ‎(feminine singular escura, masculine plural escuros, feminine plural escuras, comparable)

1. dark
   • 2003, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e a Ordem da Fênix, Rocco, page 246:

     Então continuaram a estudar enquanto o céu lá fora se tornava gradualmente mais escuro.

     Then they continued to study while the sky outside was becoming gradually darker.

Noun

escuro m (uncountable)

1. dark

   Eu tenho medo do escuro.‎

   I'm afraid of the dark.

Inflection