tenebrio
See also: Tenebrio
Latin
Etymology
From tenebrae (“darkness, gloom”) + -iō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teˈne.bri.oː/, [t̪ɛˈnɛbrioː]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈne.bri.o/, [t̪eˈnɛːbrio]
Noun
tenebriō f (genitive tenebriōnis); third declension
- One who shuns the light, trickster, swindler
Declension
Third-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tenebriō | tenebriōnēs |
| Genitive | tenebriōnis | tenebriōnum |
| Dative | tenebriōnī | tenebriōnibus |
| Accusative | tenebriōnem | tenebriōnēs |
| Ablative | tenebriōne | tenebriōnibus |
| Vocative | tenebriō | tenebriōnēs |
Related terms
- tenebrae
- tenebellae
- tenebrārius
- tenebrātiō
- tenebrescō
- tenebricō
- tenebricōsus
- tenebricus
- tenebrōsus
References
- “tenebrio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- tenebrio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- tenebrio in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016