tiempo

Neapolitan

Etymology

From Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).

Noun

tiempo m (please add the plural)

1. time
2. tense
3. weather

Derived terms

• a tiempo a tiempo - to be on time
• avè tiempo e frisco - to have to wait a while
• nu tiempo ca nun escono manco 'e sierpe - extremely bad weather (literally - Weather into which not even snakes would venture)

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish, from Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”). Doublet of tempo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtjempo/, [ˈt̪jẽmpo]
• Hyphenation: tiem‧po

Noun

tiempo m (plural tiempos)

1. time
2. tense
3. weather

Derived terms

• cuánto tiempo = how long

Related terms

• temporal
• temporario
• temprano

See also

• vez