obac
Catalan
Alternative forms
- bac
Etymology
From Latin opācus. Doublet of opac.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Valencian) IPA(key): /oˈbak/
- (Central) IPA(key): /uˈbak/
Adjective
obac (feminine obaga, masculine plural obacs, feminine plural obagues)
- shaded, shady
- 2019, Pep Cortés, Dins el roure dorm el tro, Tushita Edicions:
- la paraula dorm al sòl / d’una clota aspra i obaga.
- the word sleeps at the bottom / of a dry and shady hole.
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Derived terms
- obagor
- obagós
Noun
obac m (plural obacs)
- (geography) ubac (shady side of a mountain)
- 1975, Marià Manent, El vel de Maia:
- Fa sol, però hi ha gebre a les raconades dels obacs.
- It's sunny, but there is frost in the corners of the shady slopes.
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Antonyms
- solell
Further reading
- “obac” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.