tenebroso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tenebrōsus, from tenebra (“darkness”).

Adjective

1. dark, gloomy, creepy, anxiety inspiring
2. mysterious

Related terms

• tenebre
• tenebrosamente
• tenebrosità

 

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /te.neˈbroː.soː/, [t̪ɛnɛˈbroːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /te.neˈbro.so/, [t̪eneˈbrɔːs̬o]

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) tenebrōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of tenebrōsus

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• trevoso

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin tenebrōsus, from tenebrae (“darkness”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨ.nɨ.ˈβɾo.zu/
• Hyphenation: te‧ne‧bro‧so

Adjective

1. dark, gloomy
2. frightful
3. tenebrous

Synonyms

• (frightful): see Thesaurus:amedrontador

Related terms

• trevas

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tenebrōsus, from tenebra (“darkness”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teneˈbɾoso/ [t̪e.neˈβ̞ɾo.so]

Adjective

tenebroso (feminine tenebrosa, masculine plural tenebrosos, feminine plural tenebrosas)

1. tenebrous

Related terms

• tinieblas