Borrowed from French obscène, from Latin obscenus.
obscen m or n (feminine singular obscenă, masculine plural obsceni, feminine and neuter plural obscene)
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative |
indefinite | obscen | obscenă | obsceni | obscene | ||
| definite | obscenul | obscena | obscenii | obscenele | |||
| genitive/ dative |
indefinite | obscen | obscene | obsceni | obscene | ||
| definite | obscenului | obscenei | obscenelor | obscenilor | |||
Derived from Latin obscēnus, obscaenus, further origin disputed. One theory is ob- + caenum. Cognate of French obscène, German obszön.
obscen (comparative mer obscen, superlative mest obscen)
| Inflection of obscen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | obscen | mer obscen | mest obscen |
| Neuter singular | obscent | mer obscent | mest obscent |
| Plural | obscena | mer obscena | mest obscena |
| Masculine plural3 | obscene | mer obscena | mest obscena |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | obscene | mer obscene | mest obscene |
| All | obscena | mer obscena | mest obscena |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||