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, perfect active tempsī or temsī, supine temptum or temtum); third conjugation

  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].”

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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 (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016