trevas

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese tẽevras, from Latin tenebrās (“darkness”) accusative plural of tenebra. Compare Galician tebras, Spanish tinieblas, French ténèbres, Italian tenebre.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vɐs/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vɐʃ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vas/

Noun

trevas f pl (plural only)

  1. darkness, gloom
    • 1628-1691, João Ferreira de Almeida, A Bíblia Sagrada, Gênesis, Capitulo 1
      E a terra era sem forma e vazia; e havia trevas sobre a face do abismo; e o Espírito de Deus se movia sobre a face das águas.
      And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
    Synonym: escuridão

Swedish

Verb

trevas

  1. passive infinitive of treva
  2. present passive of treva
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