Tempo
See also: tempo and tempó
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛmpo/, [ˈtɛmpo]
Audio (file)
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Italian tempo.
Noun
Tempo n (genitive Tempos, plural Tempi or Tempos)
- (pace, rate, speed) tempo
Synonyms
- (pace, rate, speed): Geschwindigkeit
Derived terms
- Höllentempo
- Schneckentempo (“snail's pace”)
- Schritttempo (“walking pace”)
- Tempolimit (“speed limit”)
Etymology 2
From Tempo, the trademarked name of a specific brand. Compare English kleenex.
Noun
Tempo n (genitive Tempos, plural Tempos)
- a tissue, a paper handkerchief
Synonyms
- (handkerchief): Taschentuch; Papiertaschentuch
Further reading
- Tempo in Duden online