la

feminine

/te.nɛbʁ/

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Translation

darkness, gloom

Word origin

From Latin tenebrae ('darkness'), which was already plural in Latin. French keeps it as a plural-only noun, so there is no singular form.

Origin: Latin
Root: tenebrae
English cognates: tenebrous

Grammar

Genderfeminine

Pluralténèbresirregular

Examples

couvrent .

Darkness covers the whole city.

l'.

He has been afraid of the dark since childhood.

She walks alone in the darkness.

Nothing stirs in the gloom.

A light is coming out of the depths of the darkness.

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This word is part of lesson 54.