tempora

See also: Tempora and têmpora

Italian

Etymology

From Latin tempora, plural of tempus (“time; period”). Cognate to Spanish témporas, Portuguese têmpora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛm.po.ra/
• Rhymes: -ɛmpora
• Hyphenation: tèm‧po‧ra

Noun

1. (Roman Catholicism, historical) Ember days: days of fasting formerly prescribed for the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of the first week of each season

Related terms

• tempo (see there for more)
• temporale

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Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈtem.po.ra/, [ˈt̪ɛmpɔrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtem.po.ra/, [ˈt̪ɛmporä]

Noun

(deprecated template usage) tempora

1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of tempus

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

tempora n

1. (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of tempus
2. (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of tempus

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Portuguese

Noun

tempora f (plural temporas)

1. Obsolete spelling of têmpora.