tiniebra

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Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tenebra.

Pronunciation

Noun

tiniebra f (plural tiniebras)

  1. darkness
    • c. 1200, Almerich, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 15r:
      Dixo nr̃o ſẽnor amoẏſen. Tiẽt tu mano alos cielos. ⁊ ſera oſcuridat. ⁊ tẽdio moẏſen ſus manos ⁊ fue tiniebra en toda tr̃a de egipto .iij. dias []
      Our Lord said to Moses, “Stretch out your hand toward the heavens, and there will be darkness.” And Moses stretched out his hands and there was darkness in all the land of Egypt for three days

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Spanish: tiniebla