obac

Catalan

Alternative forms

• bac

Etymology

Inherited from Latin opācus. Doublet of opac.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [uˈβak]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [oˈbak]

Adjective

obac (feminine obaga, masculine plural obacs, feminine plural obagues)

1. 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.

Derived terms

• obagor
• obagós

Related terms

• baga

Noun

obac m (plural obacs)

1. (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.

Antonyms

• solell

Further reading

• “obac”, 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