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/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vɐʃ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.vɐʃ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈtɾɛ.bɐʃ/ [ˈtɾɛ.βɐʃ]

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

Related terms

• tenebroso

Swedish

Verb

trevas

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