opacus

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Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Possibly related to Ancient Greek παχύς (pakhús, thick) or from Proto-Indo-European *apó.[1]

Pronunciation

Adjective

opācus (feminine opāca, neuter opācum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. shaded, darkened; in the shade
  2. shady, dark; casting shade
  3. obscure
  4. opaque
    Synonym: obscūrus
    Antonyms: lūcidus, clārus

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative opācus opāca opācum opācī opācae opāca
genitive opācī opācae opācī opācōrum opācārum opācōrum
dative opācō opācae opācō opācīs
accusative opācum opācam opācum opācōs opācās opāca
ablative opācō opācā opācō opācīs
vocative opāce opāca opācum opācī opācae opāca

Derived terms

Descendants

References

  • opacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • opacus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • opacus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “apo-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 1, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 54-55

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