la
feminine
/os.ku.ɾiˈðað/
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Translation
darkness
Word origin
From oscuro ('dark') plus the noun suffix -idad, from Latin obscuritas, from obscurus ('dark, covered'). The same root gives English obscure and obscurity.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- obscuritas
- English cognates
- obscure, obscurity
Grammar
Genderfeminine
Pluraloscuridades
Examples
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I do not like the darkness of this old house.
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In the darkness nothing could be seen.
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The child is afraid of the dark.
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The moonlight reaches into the darkness.
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We walked in the dark until we reached the village.
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