intepeo

Latin

Etymology

From in- +‎ tepeō.

Pronunciation

Verb

intepeō (present infinitive intepēre, perfect active intepuī); second conjugation, no passive, no supine stem

  1. to be lukewarm or tepid
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 5.215–216:
      ‘rōscida cum prīmum foliīs excussā pruīna est,
      et variae radiīs intepuēre comae’
      “When first the dewy rime has been shaken from the leaves,
      and the variegated foliage is warmed by sunbeams”

      (The poetic voice is that of Flora (mythology).)

Conjugation

See also

References

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