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

darkness (lack of light)
- 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, 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

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