tenebrae
See also: Tenebrae
Latin
Etymology
With regressive dissimilation (m-b > n-b) from *temabrāi, nominalized feminine plural from Proto-Italic *temazros (“dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *temH-(e)s-ro-, from *temH-. Related to temere.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈte.ne.brae̯/, [ˈtɛ.nɛ.brae̯]
Noun
tenebrae f pl (genitive tenebrārum); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
Case | Plural |
---|---|
Nominative | tenebrae |
Genitive | tenebrārum |
Dative | tenebrīs |
Accusative | tenebrās |
Ablative | tenebrīs |
Vocative | tenebrae |
Antonyms
- (darkness): lūx
Related terms
Descendants
References
- tenebrae in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tenebrae in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tenebrae in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- tenebrae in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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