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Galician
Etymology
From Latin opācus (“shaded, shady, dark”).
Adjective
opaco (feminine opaca, masculine plural opacos, feminine plural opacas)
- opaque (allowing little light to pass through)
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Italian
Etymology
(Possibly borrowed) from Latin opācus (“shaded, shady, dark”), itself of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈpa.ko/
- Rhymes: -ako
- Hyphenation: o‧pà‧co
Adjective
opaco (feminine opaca, masculine plural opachi, feminine plural opache)
- opaque (allowing little light to pass through)
- matt
- dull
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Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
opācō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of opācus
References
- “opaco”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “opaco”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- opaco in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin opācus (“shaded, shady, dark”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
opaco (feminine opaca, masculine plural opacos, feminine plural opacas)
- opaque (allowing little light to pass through)
Derived terms
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Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈpako/
- Rhymes: -ako
- Syllabification: o‧pa‧co
Etymology 1
From Latin opācus (“shaded, shady, dark”).
Adjective
opaco (feminine opaca, masculine plural opacos, feminine plural opacas)
- opaque (allowing little light to pass through)
Derived terms
Related terms
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
opaco
- first-person singular present indicative of opacar
Further reading