temperans

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Latin

Etymology

Present participle of temperō.

Pronunciation

Participle

temperāns (genitive temperantis); third-declension one-termination participle

  1. tempering

Declension

Third-declension participle.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative temperāns temperantēs temperantia
genitive temperantis temperantium
dative temperantī temperantibus
accusative temperantem temperāns temperantēs
temperantīs 		temperantia
ablative temperante
temperantī1 		temperantibus
vocative temperāns temperantēs temperantia

1When used purely as an adjective.

Derived terms

Adjective

temperāns (genitive temperantis, comparative temperantior, superlative temperantissimus); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. restrained
  2. self-controlled

Declension

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative temperāns temperantēs temperantia
genitive temperantis temperantium
dative temperantī temperantibus
accusative temperantem temperāns temperantēs temperantia
ablative temperantī temperantibus
vocative temperāns temperantēs temperantia

References

  • “temperans”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “temperans”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • temperans in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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