intempestum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From intempestus. As a noun, from earlier use of the adjective in reference to intempesta nox (“dismal/unhealthy night”) as both a time of night and goddess.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.temˈpes.tum/, [ɪn̪t̪ɛmˈpɛs̠t̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /in.temˈpes.tum/, [in̪t̪emˈpɛst̪um]
Adjective[edit]
intempestum
- inflection of intempestus:
Noun[edit]
intempestum n (genitive intempestī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) midnight; the time around midnight.
Usage notes[edit]
In Medieval use (e.g., Bede), sometimes conceived as a particular period of night lasting from conticinium, when most animals became quiet, to gallicinium, when roosters began to crow.
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | intempestum | intempesta |
| Genitive | intempestī | intempestōrum |
| Dative | intempestō | intempestīs |
| Accusative | intempestum | intempesta |
| Ablative | intempestō | intempestīs |
| Vocative | intempestum | intempesta |
References[edit]
- "Anglo-Saxon Manual of Astronomy", p. 6, in Popular Treatises on Science Written during the Middle Ages (1841), London: Historical Society of Science.