Latin

Verb

obscūrō ‎(present infinitive obscūrāre, perfect active obscūrāvī, supine obscūrātum); first conjugation

1. I darken, obscure.
2. I conceal, hide.
3. (figuratively) I blind, becloud understanding.
4. (figuratively) I render indistinct.
5. (of speech) I mutter, pronounce indistinctly.
6. I suppress, keep unknown.

Inflection

Related terms

Adjective

obscūrō

1. dative masculine singular of obscūrus
2. dative neuter singular of obscūrus
3. ablative masculine singular of obscūrus
4. ablative neuter singular of obscūrus

References

• obscuro in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• obscuro in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “obscuro”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • the sun, moon, is eclipsed: sol (luna) deficit, obscuratur
    
  • to render obscure, eclipse a person: obscurare alicuius gloriam, laudem, famam (not obscurare aliquem)
    
  • nothing will ever make me forgetful of him: memoriam eius nulla umquam delebit (obscurabit) oblivio (Fam. 2. 1)
    
  • to be forgotten, pass into oblivion: memoria alicuius rei obscuratur, obliteratur, evanescit
    
  • to pronounce the syllables distinctly: litteras exprimere (opp. obscurare)
    
  • (ambiguous) of humble, obscure origin: humili, obscuro loco natus
    

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin obscūrus. Cognate of escuro.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɔbʃˈkuɾu/

Adjective

obscuro m ‎(feminine singular obscura, masculine plural obscuros, feminine plural obscuras, comparable)

1. dark, gloomy
2. obscure

Inflection

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oβsˈku.ɾo], [osˈku.ɾo]

Adjective

obscuro m ‎(feminine singular obscura, masculine plural obscuros, feminine plural obscuras)

1. Alternative form of oscuro