ténébreux
French
Etymology
First known attestation circa 1100 as tenebrus. Borrowed from Latin tenebrōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /te.ne.bʁø/
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Adjective
ténébreux (feminine ténébreuse, masculine plural ténébreux, feminine plural ténébreuses)
- tenebrous; obscure; mysterious; stygian
- saturnine (clarification of this definition is needed)
Further reading
- “ténébreux”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.