tẽevras

Old Portuguese

FWOTD – 29 March 2013

Etymology

From Latin tenebrae, tenebrās (“darkness”). Compare Old Spanish tiniebra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tẽ.ˈɛ.βɾas̺/

Noun

tẽevras f pl

1. darkness (lack of light)
   • 13th century CE, Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, Códice de los músicos, cantiga 219 (facsimile):

     Que aſſi como tẽeuras ⁊ luz departidos son. […]

     Just like darkness and light are separate, […]

Descendants

• Galician: tebras
• Portuguese: trevas

See also

• escuro