Tempe

See also: tempe

English

Etymology

Named for the Vale of Tempe in northern Thessaly, Greece

Proper noun

Tempe

  1. A city in Arizona.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Τέμπη (Témpē).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtem.peː/, [ˈtɛm.peː]

Proper noun

Tempē n pl (indeclinable)

  1. (geography) A valley of Thessaly, through which ran the river Peneus

References
  • Tempe in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Tempe in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Tempe in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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