Feminine

trevas

Meaning

darkness, gloom

Concepts

darkness
gloom
night
🌃
gloomy
dispirited
down
downcast
downhearted
down in the mouth
gloominess
glumness
grim
low
low-spirited
lugubrious
blue
sombre
dark
depressed
disheartened
Synonyms

escuridão
B2
noite
A1
🌃
deprimido
C1
escuro
B1
obscuro
C2
treva
Translations

oscuridad
obscurité
noirceur
Dunkelheit
oscurità
foscor
obscuritat
ténèbres

σκοτάδι

sombreur

tenebrae
caligo
🌫️
ظلام
fosca
Frequency

C1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈtɾɛ.vɐs/
Etymology

Cognate with Galician
Galician
tebras
Cognate with Spanish
Spanish
tinieblas
Cognate with French
French
ténèbres
Cognate with Italian
Italian
tenebre
In summary

From Old Galician-Portuguese tẽevras, from Latin tenebrās (“darkness”) accusative plural of tenebra. Compare Galician tebras, Spanish tinieblas, French ténèbres, Italian tenebre.

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