tempera

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See also: temperá, tempéra, and têmpera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tempera.

Pronunciation

Noun

tempera (countable and uncountable, plural temperas)

  1. (uncountable) A paint in which the pigments are suspended in a water-soluble emulsion, such as of egg yolk or gelatine, which hardens and becomes insoluble on exposure to air.
    Coordinate term: oil paint
  2. (uncountable) The artistic technique of painting in this medium.
  3. (countable) A painting done in this medium.

Derived terms

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Catalan

Verb

tempera

  1. inflection of temperar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian tempera.

Pronunciation

Noun

tempera

  1. tempera

Declension

Inflection of tempera (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative tempera temperat
genitive temperan temperoiden
temperoitten
temperojen
partitive temperaa temperoita
temperoja
illative temperaan temperoihin
singular plural
nominative tempera temperat
accusative nom. tempera temperat
gen. temperan
genitive temperan temperoiden
temperoitten
temperojen
temperain rare
partitive temperaa temperoita
temperoja
inessive temperassa temperoissa
elative temperasta temperoista
illative temperaan temperoihin
adessive temperalla temperoilla
ablative temperalta temperoilta
allative temperalle temperoille
essive temperana temperoina
translative temperaksi temperoiksi
abessive temperatta temperoitta
instructive temperoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of tempera (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative temperani temperani
accusative nom. temperani temperani
gen. temperani
genitive temperani temperoideni
temperoitteni
temperojeni
temperaini rare
partitive temperaani temperoitani
temperojani
inessive temperassani temperoissani
elative temperastani temperoistani
illative temperaani temperoihini
adessive temperallani temperoillani
ablative temperaltani temperoiltani
allative temperalleni temperoilleni
essive temperanani temperoinani
translative temperakseni temperoikseni
abessive temperattani temperoittani
instructive
comitative temperoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative temperasi temperasi
accusative nom. temperasi temperasi
gen. temperasi
genitive temperasi temperoidesi
temperoittesi
temperojesi
temperaisi rare
partitive temperaasi temperoitasi
temperojasi
inessive temperassasi temperoissasi
elative temperastasi temperoistasi
illative temperaasi temperoihisi
adessive temperallasi temperoillasi
ablative temperaltasi temperoiltasi
allative temperallesi temperoillesi
essive temperanasi temperoinasi
translative temperaksesi temperoiksesi
abessive temperattasi temperoittasi
instructive
comitative temperoinesi

Derived terms

compounds

Further reading

Anagrams

Galician

Verb

tempera

  1. inflection of temperar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtem.pe.ra/, (traditional) /ˈtɛm.pe.ra/[1]
  • Rhymes: -empera, (traditional) -ɛmpera
  • Hyphenation: tém‧pe‧ra, (traditional) tèm‧pe‧ra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from temperare +‎ -a.

Noun

tempera f (plural tempere)

  1. (painting) tempera (a water-based paint)
    Hyponym: guazzo
    Coordinate terms: acquerello, guazzo
    dipingere a temperato paint in tempera
  2. (by extension, countable) tempera painting
  3. Alternative form of tempra (tempering, hardening)

Etymology 2

Verb

tempera

  1. inflection of temperare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ tempera in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • tempera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • tempera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Verb

temperā

  1. second-person singular present active imperative of temperō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: tem‧pe‧ra
  • Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ

Verb

tempera

  1. inflection of temperar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tempérer, from Latin temperare.

Verb

a tempera (third-person singular present temperez, past participle temperat) 1st conj.

  1. to temper

Conjugation

Spanish

Verb

tempera

  1. inflection of temperar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative