adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
tenebricus
tenebricus (feminine tenebrica, neuter tenebricum)
Classical[tɛˈnɛ.brɪ.kʊs]Ecclesiastical[teˈnɛː.bri.kus]
Meaning
- adjectivedark, gloomy
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tenebricus | tenebrica | tenebricum |
| genitive | tenebricī | tenebricae | tenebricī |
| dative | tenebricō | tenebricae | tenebricō |
| accusative | tenebricum | tenebricam | tenebricum |
| ablative | tenebricō | tenebricā | tenebricō |
| vocative | tenebrice | tenebrica | tenebricum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tenebricī | tenebricae | tenebrica |
| genitive | tenebricōrum | tenebricārum | tenebricōrum |
| dative | tenebricīs | tenebricīs | tenebricīs |
| accusative | tenebricōs | tenebricās | tenebrica |
| ablative | tenebricīs | tenebricīs | tenebricīs |
| vocative | tenebricī | tenebricae | tenebrica |
tĕnē^brĭcus, a, um, adj. tenebrae,
I. dark, gloomy (very rare): nam te in tenebricā saepe lacerabo fame Clausum, Pac. ap. Non. 179, 14 (Trag. Rel. v. 158 Rib.):
Tartarea tenebrica plaga, * Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 9, 22: vestis, dark, black, Tert. Pall. 4 fin.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
tenebricus adj.
tenebrae, dark, gloomy : Tartarea tenebrica plaga, C. poët.
Origins
From tenebra (“darkness, gloom”) + -icus.
Descendants
- Romanianîntuneric
- Spanishtenebregura
- Aromanianãntunearic
In English words that came into English from tenebricus
- tenebricosetenebricōsus