tempestat

Catalan

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan tempestat, from Latin tempestātem.

Pronunciation

Noun

tempestat f (plural tempestats)

  1. storm, tempest
    Synonyms: tempesta, temporal

References

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin tempestās, tempestātem, based on tempus (time).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tempesˈtat/

Noun

tempestat f (plural tempestades)

  1. storm, tempest
    • c. 1250, Alfonso X, Lapidario, f. 13v:
      DEl ſeteno grado del ſigno de tauro es la piedra que tira los hueſſos Et fallan la en la yſla de ſardenna aſſi q̃ quando faz grand tẽpeſtat en la mar, echan las ondas eſtas piedras ala oriella.
      Of the seventh degree of the sign of Taurus is the stone that pulls the bones. It is found on the island of Sardinia, so that when there is a great storm at sea, the waves cast these stones onto the shore.

Synonyms

Descendants

  • Spanish: tempestad
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