escuridat

Old Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin obscūritās, from obscūrus (dark).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eskuɾiˈdat/

Noun

escuridat f (usually uncountable)

  1. darkness
  2. shadow; a dark patch, spot or area on or underneath a surface
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 114r:
      Et semeia al criſtal. pero deſdizel ya quanto. ca ha en medio una eſcuridat. que semeia linna negra.
      Furthermore, it resembles glass, though not entirely, for it has in the center a dark area resembling a black streak.

Descendants

  • Spanish: escuridad (see oscuridad)
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