tenebra

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tenebra.

Noun

tenebra f (plural tenebre)

  1. darkness, gloom, night

Usage notes

  • Used especially in the plural

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈte.ne.bra/, [ˈtɛ.nɛ.bra]

Noun

tenebra f (genitive tenebrae); first declension

  1. (in the plural) darkness, shadow, gloom, obscurity
    • 405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.1.2
      terra autem erat inanis et vacua et tenebrae super faciem abyssi et spiritus Dei ferebatur super aquas
      And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.
  2. ignorance
  3. concealment

Usage notes

Almost always used in the plural rather than the singular.

Inflection

First declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative tenebra tenebrae
genitive tenebrae tenebrārum
dative tenebrae tenebrīs
accusative tenebram tenebrās
ablative tenebrā tenebrīs
vocative tenebra tenebrae

Descendants

References

  • tenebra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • tenebra in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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