temno

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Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-ne-h₁-ti, nasal-infix from *temh₁- (to cut). See also Latin tondeō, tempus, templum, Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō).

Pronunciation

Verb

temnō (present infinitive temnere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

  1. to despise, scorn, defy, treat with contempt, be disdainful, slight
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.542–543:
      “Sī genus hūmānum et mortālia temnitis arma,
      at spērāte deōs memorēs fandī atque nefandī.”
      “If you despise the human race and mortal armor, at least expect the gods mindful of which are speakable and also the abominable .”

Conjugation

No perfect or supine forms.

Derived terms

References

  • temno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • temno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • temno in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • temno in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016