temetum

Latin

Etymology

Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”), referring to the colour of wine. Cognate with Latin tenebrae.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /teːˈmeː.tum/, [t̪eːˈmeːt̪ʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈme.tum/, [t̪eˈmɛːt̪um]

Noun

tēmētum n (genitive tēmētī); second declension

  1. Any intoxicating drink, especially strong wine or mead

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tēmētum tēmēta
Genitive tēmētī tēmētōrum
Dative tēmētō tēmētīs
Accusative tēmētum tēmēta
Ablative tēmētō tēmētīs
Vocative tēmētum tēmēta

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