intempestum
Latin
Etymology
From intempestus. As a noun, from earlier use of the adjective in reference to intempesta nox (“dismal/unhealthy night”) as both a time of night and goddess.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /in.temˈpes.tum/, [ɪn.tɛmˈpɛs.tũ]
Adjective
intempestum
- inflection of intempestus:
- nominative, accusative, and vocative neuter singular
- accusative masculine singular
Noun
intempestum n (genitive intempestī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) midnight; the time around midnight.
Usage notes
In Medieval use (e.g., Bede), sometimes conceived as a particular period of night lasting from conticinium, when most animals became quiet, to gallicinium, when roosters began to crow.
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | intempestum | intempesta |
Genitive | intempestī | intempestōrum |
Dative | intempestō | intempestīs |
Accusative | intempestum | intempesta |
Ablative | intempestō | intempestīs |
Vocative | intempestum | intempesta |
References
- "Anglo-Saxon Manual of Astronomy", p. 6, in Popular Treatises on Science Written during the Middle Ages (1841), London: Historical Society of Science.
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