tempestat

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tempestās, based on tempus (“time”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tẽm.pesˈtað]

Noun

tempestat f (plural tempestades)

1. storm, tempest
   • c. 1250: Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 13v.

     DEl ſeteno grado del ſigno de tauro es la piedra que tira los hueſſos Et fallan la en la yſla de ſardenna aſſi q́ quando faz grand tépeſtat en la mar, echan las ondas eſtas piedras ala oriella.

     Of the seventh degree of the sign of Taurus is the stone that pulls the bones. It is found on the island of Sardinia, so that when there is a great storm at sea, the waves cast these stones onto the shore.

Synonyms

• tormenta f

Descendants

• Spanish: tempestad