temetum
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *tēmH- (“intoxication; unconscious”),[1] itself derived from *temH- (“dark”),[2] likely referring to the hazy "blackout" state one encounters when intoxicated, or perhaps the dark color of intoxicating beverages like wine. Cognate with Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to be suffocated, exhausted”), Armenian թմրել (tʻmrel, “to become stunned, numb”), German dämlich (“very stupid”); see also tenebrae.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teːˈmeː.tum/, [t̪eːˈmeːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈme.tum/, [t̪eˈmɛːt̪um]
Noun[edit]
tēmētum n (genitive tēmētī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tēmētum | tēmēta |
| Genitive | tēmētī | tēmētōrum |
| Dative | tēmētō | tēmētīs |
| Accusative | tēmētum | tēmēta |
| Ablative | tēmētō | tēmētīs |
| Vocative | tēmētum | tēmēta |
References[edit]
- “temetum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “temetum”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- temetum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 609
- ^ Mayrhofer, Manfred (1992) Etymologisches Wörterbuch des Altindoarischen [Etymological Dictionary of Old Indo-Aryan][1] (in German), volume 1, Heidelberg: Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, page 626