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

I do not like the darkness of this old house.

In the darkness nothing could be seen.

The child is afraid of the dark.

The moonlight reaches into the darkness.

We walked in the dark until we reached the village.

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This word is part of lesson 27.