tempra

Catalan

Pronunciation

Verb

tempra

  1. inflection of temprar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tɨmper, from Latin temperiēs. Possibly influenced by English temper. Cognate with Welsh tymheru.

Verb

tempra

  1. to temper
  2. to moderate

Derived terms

  • tempredh (“temperature”)
  • tempredhell (“thermometer”)
  • temprek (“temperate, sober”)
  • temprer (“moderator”)
  • temprys (“moderate”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutation of tempra
unmutated soft aspirate hard mixed mixed after 'th
tempra dempra thempra unchanged unchanged unchanged

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtem.pra/, (traditional) /ˈtɛm.pra/[1]
  • Rhymes: -empra, (traditional) -ɛmpra
  • Hyphenation: tém‧pra, (traditional) tèm‧pra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from temprare (“to temper, harden”) +‎ -a.

Noun

tempra f (plural tempre)

  1. tempering, hardening
  2. temper (effect of tempering)
  3. constitution, temperament

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tempra

  1. inflection of temprare:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

References

  1. ^ tempra in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

  • tempra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tempra.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛm.pra/

Noun

tempra f (plural tempri)

  1. mood, temper
  2. hardening
  • tempratur
  • tempratura
  • temprin
  • temprina
  • ttempra
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