tenebrae
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *tem-. Cognate with Lithuanian tamsa.
Noun [edit]
tenebrae (genitive tenebrārum); f, pl, first declension
- darkness, especially the darkness of night
- (poetic) shadow of death
- prison, dungeon
- (by extension) gloom or darkness of the mind
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Plural |
|---|---|
| nominative | tenebrae |
| genitive | tenebrārum |
| dative | tenebrīs |
| accusative | tenebrās |
| ablative | tenebrīs |
| vocative | tenebrae |
Antonyms [edit]
- (darkness): lūx
Related terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- French: ténèbres
- Galician: tebras
- Ido: tenebro
- Italian: tenebre
- Old Portuguese: tẽevras
- Portuguese: trevas
- Spanish: tinieblas
References [edit]
- tenebrae in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
