tempus
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[edit] Finnish
[edit] Noun
tempus
- (linguistics) tense.
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[edit] Latin
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Noun
tempus (genitive tempōris); n, third declension
- time
- Catiline Orations by Cicero (Latin text and English translations may be found here)
- O tempora, o mores! Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt; hic tamen vivit. Vivit?
- Shame on the age and on its principles! The senate is aware of these things; the consul sees them; and yet this man lives. Lives!
- O tempora, o mores! Senatus haec intellegit, consul videt; hic tamen vivit. Vivit?
- Catiline Orations by Cicero (Latin text and English translations may be found here)
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | tempus | tempōra |
| genitive | tempōris | tempōrum |
| dative | tempōrī | tempōribus |
| accusative | tempus | tempōra |
| ablative | tempōre | tempōribus |
| vocative | tempus | tempōra |
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[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
tempus (genitive tempi); m, second declension
- (rare) weather