tempora

See also:Temporaandtêmpora

Italian

Etymology

FromLatintempora,plural oftempus(“time; period”).Cognate toSpanishtémporas,Portuguesetêmpora.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈtɛm.po.ra/
• Rhymes:-ɛmpora
• Hyphenation:tèm‧po‧ra

Noun

temporafpl(plural only)

1. (Roman Catholicism,historical)Ember days:days offastingformerly prescribed for theWednesday,FridayandSaturdayof the first week of eachseason

Related terms

• tempo(see there for more)
• temporale

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin)IPA^(key):/ˈtem.po.ra/,[ˈt̪ɛmpɔrä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)IPA^(key):/ˈtem.po.ra/,[ˈt̪ɛmporä]

Noun

tempora

1. nominative/accusative/vocativepluraloftempus

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

temporan

1. (non-standard since2012)indefinitepluraloftempus
2. (non-standard since2012)definitepluraloftempus

Portuguese

Noun

temporaf(pluraltemporas)

1. Obsoletespelling oftêmpora.