obscurcir

French

Etymology

Inherited from Old French obscurcir.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɔp.skyʁ.siʁ/
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Verb

obscurcir

  1. to darken (a colour)
  2. (figuratively) to obscure, to blur
  3. (computing) to obfuscate
  4. (reflexive, of sky) to darken
  5. (reflexive) to become obscure

Conjugation

This is a regular verb of the second conjugation, like finir, choisir, and most other verbs with infinitives ending in -ir. One salient feature of this conjugation is the repeated appearance of the infix -iss-.

Conjugation of obscurcir (see also Appendix:French verbs)
infinitive simple obscurcir
compound avoir + past participle
present participle or gerund1 simple obscurcissant
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sɑ̃/
compound ayant + past participle
past participle obscurci
/ɔp.skyʁ.si/
singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative je (j’) tu il, elle, on nous vous ils, elles
(simple
tenses)		 present obscurcis
/ɔp.skyʁ.si/		 obscurcis
/ɔp.skyʁ.si/		 obscurcit
/ɔp.skyʁ.si/		 obscurcissons
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sɔ̃/		 obscurcissez
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.se/		 obscurcissent
/ɔp.skyʁ.sis/
imperfect obscurcissais
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sɛ/		 obscurcissais
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sɛ/		 obscurcissait
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sɛ/		 obscurcissions
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sjɔ̃/		 obscurcissiez
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sje/		 obscurcissaient
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sɛ/
past historic2 obscurcis
/ɔp.skyʁ.si/		 obscurcis
/ɔp.skyʁ.si/		 obscurcit
/ɔp.skyʁ.si/		 obscurcîmes
/ɔp.skyʁ.sim/		 obscurcîtes
/ɔp.skyʁ.sit/		 obscurcirent
/ɔp.skyʁ.siʁ/
future obscurcirai
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁe/		 obscurciras
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁa/		 obscurcira
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁa/		 obscurcirons
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁɔ̃/		 obscurcirez
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁe/		 obscurciront
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁɔ̃/
conditional obscurcirais
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁɛ/		 obscurcirais
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁɛ/		 obscurcirait
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁɛ/		 obscurcirions
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁjɔ̃/		 obscurciriez
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁje/		 obscurciraient
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.ʁɛ/
(compound
tenses)		 present perfect present indicative of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect indicative of avoir + past participle
past anterior2 past historic of avoir + past participle
future perfect future of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que je (j’) que tu qu’il, qu’elle que nous que vous qu’ils, qu’elles
(simple
tenses)		 present obscurcisse
/ɔp.skyʁ.sis/		 obscurcisses
/ɔp.skyʁ.sis/		 obscurcisse
/ɔp.skyʁ.sis/		 obscurcissions
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sjɔ̃/		 obscurcissiez
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sje/		 obscurcissent
/ɔp.skyʁ.sis/
imperfect2 obscurcisse
/ɔp.skyʁ.sis/		 obscurcisses
/ɔp.skyʁ.sis/		 obscurcît
/ɔp.skyʁ.si/		 obscurcissions
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sjɔ̃/		 obscurcissiez
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sje/		 obscurcissent
/ɔp.skyʁ.sis/
(compound
tenses)		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect2 imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nous vous –
simple — obscurcis
/ɔp.skyʁ.si/		 — obscurcissons
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.sɔ̃/		 obscurcissez
/ɔp.skyʁ.si.se/		 —
compound — simple imperative of avoir + past participle — simple imperative of avoir + past participle simple imperative of avoir + past participle —
1 The French gerund is usable only with the preposition en.
2 In less formal writing or speech, these tenses may be found to have been replaced in the following way:
  • past historic → present perfect
  • past anterior → pluperfect
  • imperfect subjunctive → present subjunctive
  • pluperfect subjunctive → past subjunctive

(Christopher Kendris [1995], Master the Basics: French, pp. 77, 78, 79, 81).

Further reading

Old French

Alternative forms
  • oscurir
  • oscurcir

Etymology

obscur +‎ -ir.

Verb

obscurcir

  1. (transitive) to darken; to make darker

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a second-group verb (ending in -ir, with an -iss- infix). Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

    Conjugation of obscurcir (see also Appendix:Old French verbs)
simple compound
infinitive obscurcir avoir obscurci
gerund en obscurcissant gerund of avoir + past participle
present participle obscurcissant
past participle obscurci
person singular plural
first second third first second third
indicative jo tu il nos vos il
simple
tenses		 present obscurcis obscurcis obscurcist obscurcissons obscurcissez obscurcissent
imperfect obscurcissoie, obscurcisseie obscurcissoies, obscurcisseies obscurcissoit, obscurcisseit obscurcissiiens, obscurcissiens obscurcissiiez, obscurcissiez obscurcissoient, obscurcisseient
preterite obscurci obscurcis obscurci obscurcimes obscurcistes obscurcirent
future obscurcirai obscurciras obscurcira obscurcirons obscurciroiz, obscurcireiz, obscurcirez obscurciront
conditional obscurciroie, obscurcireie obscurciroies, obscurcireies obscurciroit, obscurcireit obscurciriiens, obscurciriens obscurciriiez, obscurciriez obscurciroient, obscurcireient
compound
tenses		 present perfect present tense of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect tense of avoir + past participle
past anterior preterite tense of avoir + past participle
future perfect future tense of avoir + past participle
conditional perfect conditional tense of avoir + past participle
subjunctive que jo que tu qu’il que nos que vos qu’il
simple
tenses		 present obscurcisse obscurcisses obscurcisse obscurcissons obscurcissez obscurcissent
imperfect obscurcisse obscurcisses obscurcist obscurcissons, obscurcissiens obscurcissoiz, obscurcissez, obscurcissiez obscurcissent
compound
tenses		 past present subjunctive of avoir + past participle
pluperfect imperfect subjunctive of avoir + past participle
imperative – tu – nos vos –
— obscurcis — obscurcissons obscurcissez —
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