fosc

== Catalan == === Etymology === Inherited from Latin fuscus. Compare Occitan fosc, Dalmatian fosc, Spanish hosco, Portuguese fosco, fusco or Italian fosco, Old French fusque. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈfosk] === Adjective === fosc (feminine fosca, masculine plural foscs or foscos, feminine plural fosques) dark (having an absolute or relative lack of light) Synonym: obscur Antonym: clar (of a color) dark (dull or deeper in hue; not bright or light) Antonym: clar verd fosc ― dark green dark (conducive to hopelessness; depressing or bleak) ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “fosc”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “fosc”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “fosc” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “fosc” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. == Dalmatian == === Etymology === From Latin fuscus. === Adjective === fosc black Synonym: niar === See also === == Occitan == === Etymology === From Old Occitan fosc, from Latin fuscus (compare Spanish hosco, Portuguese fosco, fusco, Italian fosco, Dalmatian fosc, Catalan fosc, Old French fusque). === Pronunciation === === Adjective === fosc m (feminine singular fosca, masculine plural fosques, feminine plural foscas) dark ==== Synonyms ==== escur