temno

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 [to be] mindful of [those actions] which are speakable and also the abominable [actions; i.e., right and wrong].”

Conjugation

No perfect or supine forms.

   Conjugation of temnō (third conjugation, no supine stem, no perfect stem)
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present temnō temnis temnit temnimus temnitis temnunt
imperfect temnēbam temnēbās temnēbat temnēbāmus temnēbātis temnēbant
future temnam temnēs temnet temnēmus temnētis temnent
passive present temnor temneris,
temnere		 temnitur temnimur temniminī temnuntur
imperfect temnēbar temnēbāris,
temnēbāre		 temnēbātur temnēbāmur temnēbāminī temnēbantur
future temnar temnēris,
temnēre		 temnētur temnēmur temnēminī temnentur
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present temnam temnās temnat temnāmus temnātis temnant
imperfect temnerem temnerēs temneret temnerēmus temnerētis temnerent
passive present temnar temnāris,
temnāre		 temnātur temnāmur temnāminī temnantur
imperfect temnerer temnerēris,
temnerēre		 temnerētur temnerēmur temnerēminī temnerentur
imperative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present — temne — — temnite —
future — temnitō temnitō — temnitōte temnuntō
passive present — temnere — — temniminī —
future — temnitor temnitor — — temnuntor
non-finite forms active passive
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives temnere — — temnī — —
participles temnēns — — — — temnendus,
temnundus
verbal nouns gerund supine
genitive dative accusative ablative accusative ablative
temnendī temnendō temnendum temnendō — —

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
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