temno
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-ne-h₁-ti, nasal-infix from *temh₁- (“to cut”). See also Latin tondeō, tempus, templum, Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō).
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtem.noː/, [ˈt̪ɛmnoː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtem.no/, [ˈt̪ɛmno]
Verb
edittemnō (present infinitive temnere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem
- to despise, scorn, defy, treat with contempt, be disdainful, slight
- 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.542–543:
- “Sī genus hūmānum et mortālia temnitis arma,
at spērāte deōs memorēs fandī atque nefandī.”- “If you despise the human race and mortal armor, at least expect the gods [to be] mindful of [those actions] which are speakable and also the abominable [actions; i.e., right and wrong].”
- “Sī genus hūmānum et mortālia temnitis arma,
Conjugation
editNo perfect or supine forms.
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “temno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “temno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- temno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- temno in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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