tempus aestivum
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Latin
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈtem.pus ae̯sˈtiː.u̯um/, [ˈt̪ɛmpʊs̠ äe̯s̠ˈt̪iːu̯ʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtem.pus esˈti.vum/, [ˈt̪ɛmpus esˈt̪iːvum]
Noun
[edit]tempus aestīvum n (genitive temporis aestīvī); third declension
- (This entry is a descendant hub.) summer-time
- 1st century CE, Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great, book 4:
- Caeli fulgor tempore aestivo ardenti similis internitens ignis praebuit speciem flammasque ex Darei castris splendere velut inlati temere praesidiis credebant.
- With summer-time in full blaze, the sky gleamed in a way that resembled fire, and [Alexander's soldiers] thought that they saw flames shining out from Darius' camp, as if they were under attack from the defenders.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem) with a second-declension adjective.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | tempus aestīvum | tempora aestīva |
Genitive | temporis aestīvī | temporum aestīvōrum |
Dative | temporī aestīvō | temporibus aestīvīs |
Accusative | tempus aestīvum | tempora aestīva |
Ablative | tempore aestīvō | temporibus aestīvīs |
Vocative | tempus aestīvum | tempora aestīva |
Descendants
[edit](All shortened by dropping tempus.)
- Italo-Romance:
- Old Neapolitan: stibo (Apulia)
- Gallo-Romance:
- Ibero-Romance:
References
[edit]- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “aestivus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 16
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “aestīvus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 234