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Pronunciation

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Noun

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tempus aestīvum n (genitive temporis aestīvī); third declension

  1. (This entry is a descendant hub.) summer-time
    • 1st century CE, Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great, book 4:
      Caeli fulgor tempore aestivo ardenti similis internitens ignis praebuit speciem flammasque ex Darei castris splendere velut inlati temere praesidiis credebant.
      With summer-time in full blaze, the sky gleamed in a way that resembled fire, and [Alexander's soldiers] thought that they saw flames shining out from Darius' camp, as if they were under attack from the defenders.

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem) with a second-declension adjective.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative tempus aestīvum tempora aestīva
Genitive temporis aestīvī temporum aestīvōrum
Dative temporī aestīvō temporibus aestīvīs
Accusative tempus aestīvum tempora aestīva
Ablative tempore aestīvō temporibus aestīvīs
Vocative tempus aestīvum tempora aestīva

Descendants

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(All shortened by dropping tempus.)

  • Italo-Romance:
    • Old Neapolitan: stibo (Apulia)
  • Gallo-Romance:
  • Ibero-Romance:

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