Contenebra

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /konˈte.ne.bra/, [kɔn̪ˈt̪ɛnɛbrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /konˈte.ne.bra/, [kon̪ˈt̪ɛːnebrä]

Proper noun

Contenebra f sg (genitive Contenebrae); first declension

1. A town of Etruria mentioned only by Livy together with Cortuosa

Declension

First-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Contenebra
Genitive	Contenebrae
Dative	Contenebrae
Accusative	Contenebram
Ablative	Contenebrā
Vocative	Contenebra
Locative	Contenebrae

References

• Contenebra in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Contenebra”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly