tempus aestivum

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtem.pus ae̯sˈtiː.u̯um/, [ˈt̪ɛmpʊs̠ äe̯s̠ˈt̪iːu̯ʊ̃ˑ]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtem.pus esˈti.vum/, [ˈt̪ɛmpus esˈt̪iːvum]

Noun

tempus aestīvum n (genitive temporis aestīvī); third declension

(This entry is a descendant hub.) summertime
- 1st. c. CE, Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great, book 4:
  Caeli fulgor tempore aestivo ardenti similis internitens ignis praebuit speciem, flammasque ex Darei castris splendere, velut inlati temere praesidiis, credebant.
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Descendants

Italo-Romance:
- Old Neapolitan: stibo (Apulia)
Occitano-Romance:
- Catalan: estiu
- Old Occitan: estiu
  - Occitan: estiu, estiéu
Ibero-Romance:
- Aragonese: estiu
- Asturian: estivu
- Old Galician-Portuguese: estio
  - Galician: estío
  - Portuguese: estio
- Old Spanish: estivo
  - Spanish: estío (see there for further descendants)

References

Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911), “aestivus”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 16
Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “aestīvus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 24: Refonte A–Aorte, page 234

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