LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation, no perfect stem

offuscō

offuscō (present infinitive offuscāre, supine offuscātum)
Classical[ɔfˈfʊs.koː]Ecclesiastical[ofˈfus.ko]

Meaning

  1. EcclesiasticalLatinto darken, obscure
  2. EcclesiasticalLatinto vilify, degrade

Conjugation conjugation 1 no-perfect

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.offuscōoffuscābamoffuscābō———
2nd sg.offuscāsoffuscābāsoffuscābis———
3rd sg.offuscatoffuscābatoffuscābit———
1st pl.offuscāmusoffuscābāmusoffuscābimus———
2nd pl.offuscātisoffuscābātisoffuscābitis———
3rd pl.offuscantoffuscābantoffuscābunt———
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.offuscemoffuscārem——
2nd sg.offuscēsoffuscārēs——
3rd sg.offuscetoffuscāret——
1st pl.offuscēmusoffuscārēmus——
2nd pl.offuscētisoffuscārētis——
3rd pl.offuscentoffuscārent——
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.offuscoroffuscābaroffuscābor
2nd sg.offuscāris
offuscāre
offuscābāris
offuscābāre
offuscāberis
offuscābere
3rd sg.offuscāturoffuscābāturoffuscābitur
1st pl.offuscāmuroffuscābāmuroffuscābimur
2nd pl.offuscāminīoffuscābāminīoffuscābiminī
3rd pl.offuscanturoffuscābanturoffuscābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.offusceroffuscārer
2nd sg.offuscēris
offuscēre
offuscārēris
offuscārēre
3rd sg.offuscēturoffuscārētur
1st pl.offuscēmuroffuscārēmur
2nd pl.offuscēminīoffuscārēminī
3rd pl.offuscenturoffuscārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.offuscāoffuscāre
pres. 2nd pl.offuscāteoffuscāminī
fut. 2nd sg.offuscātōoffuscātor
fut. 3rd sg.offuscātōoffuscātor
fut. 2nd pl.offuscātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.offuscantōoffuscantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveoffuscāreoffuscārī
perfect infinitive—offuscātum esse
future infinitiveoffuscātūrum esseoffuscātum īrī
present participleoffuscāns—
perfect participle—offuscātus
future participleoffuscātūrusoffuscandus
gerundoffuscandī, offuscandō, offuscandumsupineoffuscātum, offuscātū

offusco (obf-), āre, v. a. ob-fusco,
I. to darken, obscure; only trop., to vilify, degrade (eccl. Lat.): justitiam, Tert. adv. Marc. 2, 12: aliquem, id. Spect. 22: quoniam offuscata sum, Ambros. in Psa. 118, Serm. 2, § 9.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁óp(i) Proto-Italic *op Latin ob Latin ob- Proto-Indo-European *dʰwes- Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Indo-European *dʰus-ko-sder. Latin fuscus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin fuscō Latin offuscō From ob- + fuscō.

Descendants
  • Englishobfuscate
  • Englishoffuscate
  • Frenchoffusquer

Quick answers

What does offuscō mean in Latin?
offuscō, a verb, means “to darken, obscure; to vilify, degrade”.
What are the principal parts of offuscō?
offuscō, offuscāre, offuscātum (first conjugation, no perfect stem).
How do you pronounce offuscō?
In classical Latin, [ɔfˈfʊs.koː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ofˈfus.ko].