"tenebra" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: /ˈte.ne.bra/ [Classical], [ˈt̪ɛnɛbrä] [Classical], /ˈte.ne.bra/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈt̪ɛːnebrä] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Arose by dissimilation from earlier *temebrai, arisen from Proto-Italic *temasro, from Proto-Indo-European *temH-s-ro (“dark”), a derivation from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”); cognate with Sanskrit तमिस्र (tamisra), Avestan 𐬙𐬄𐬚𐬭𐬀 (tąθra), Middle Persian [script needed] (tʾr /⁠tār⁠/, “darkness”), Ossetian тар (tar), and Old Church Slavonic тьмьнъ (tĭmĭnŭ). Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*temasro}} Proto-Italic *temasro, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*temH-s-ro||dark}} Proto-Indo-European *temH-s-ro (“dark”), {{der|la|ine-pro|*temH-||dark}} Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”), {{cog|sa|तमिस्र}} Sanskrit तमिस्र (tamisra), {{cog|ae|𐬙𐬄𐬚𐬭𐬀}} Avestan 𐬙𐬄𐬚𐬭𐬀 (tąθra), {{cog|pal|t=darkness|tr=tʾr|ts=tār}} Middle Persian [script needed] (tʾr /⁠tār⁠/, “darkness”), {{cog|os|тар}} Ossetian тар (tar), {{cog|cu|тьмьнъ}} Old Church Slavonic тьмьнъ (tĭmĭnŭ) Head templates: {{la-noun|tenebra<1>}} tenebra f (genitive tenebrae); first declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|tenebra<1>}} Forms: tenebrae [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], tenebra [nominative, singular], tenebrae [nominative, plural], tenebrae [genitive, singular], tenebrārum [genitive, plural], tenebrae [dative, singular], tenebrīs [dative, plural], tenebram [accusative, singular], tenebrās [accusative, plural], tenebrā [ablative, singular], tenebrīs [ablative, plural], tenebra [singular, vocative], tenebrae [plural, vocative]
  1. (in the plural) darkness, shadow, gloom, obscurity Tags: declension-1, feminine, in-plural
    Sense id: en-tenebra-la-noun-vPh-3G1f Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 46 36 18 Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 31 34 34
  2. ignorance Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-tenebra-la-noun-9d~FkAod Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 31 34 34
  3. concealment Tags: declension-1, feminine
    Sense id: en-tenebra-la-noun-gyXlpJsg Categories (other): Latin feminine nouns in the first declension Disambiguation of Latin feminine nouns in the first declension: 31 34 34

Inflected forms

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      "text": "→ French: ténèbres"
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "ablative",
        "plural"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "singular",
        "vocative"
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        {
          "_dis": "46 36 18",
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            "Entries with incorrect language header",
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        {
          "english": "And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.",
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.1.2",
          "text": "Terra autem erat inānis et vacua, et tenebrae erant super faciem abyssī: et spīritus Deī ferēbātur super aquās."
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        [
          "gloom",
          "gloom"
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          "concealment"
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      "ipa": "/ˈte.ne.bra/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛnɛbrä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ne.bra/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛːnebrä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tenebra"
}
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    "Latin nouns",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms derived from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Italic",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "Requests for native script for Middle Persian terms"
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            "2": "tenebra",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Catalan: tenebra",
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      "text": "→ Catalan: tenebra"
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          "name": "desc"
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      "text": "→ French: ténèbres"
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            "2": "tenebră",
            "bor": "1"
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          "expansion": "→ Romanian: tenebră",
          "name": "desc"
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            "2": "tênebra",
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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      "source": "declension",
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        "nominative",
        "plural"
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      "form": "tenebrae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "genitive",
        "singular"
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      "form": "tenebrārum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenebrae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
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      "form": "tenebram",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenebrā",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenebrīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenebra",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "tenebrae",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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  "pos": "noun",
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        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "And the earth was void and empty, and darkness was upon the face of the deep; and the spirit of God moved over the waters.",
          "ref": "405 CE, Jerome, Vulgate Genesis.1.2",
          "text": "Terra autem erat inānis et vacua, et tenebrae erant super faciem abyssī: et spīritus Deī ferēbātur super aquās."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "darkness, shadow, gloom, obscurity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "darkness",
          "darkness"
        ],
        [
          "shadow",
          "shadow"
        ],
        [
          "gloom",
          "gloom"
        ],
        [
          "obscurity",
          "obscurity"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in the plural) darkness, shadow, gloom, obscurity"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine",
        "in-plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "ignorance"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "ignorance",
          "ignorance"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "concealment"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "concealment",
          "concealment"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-1",
        "feminine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ne.bra/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛnɛbrä]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈte.ne.bra/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛːnebrä]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "tenebra"
}

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