templum

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *t(e)mp-lo-s, from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”), whence also tempus and tempora.

Noun

templum (genitive templī); n, second declension

1. a temple, shrine, sacred place
2. an open area, especially for augury

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	templum	templa
genitive	templī	templōrum
dative	templō	templīs
accusative	templum	templa
ablative	templō	templīs
vocative	templum	templa

Derived terms

• contemplor
• extemplo

Related terms

• templāris
• templātim

Descendants

Albanian: tempull, tëmbla English: temple French: temple Hungarian: templom

Italian: tempio Portuguese: templo Romanian: tâmplă Spanish: templo

References

• Michiel de Vaan, Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages, Brill, 2008, pages 610, 611