tempora
See also: Tempora and têmpora
Italian
Etymology
From Latin tempora, plural of tempus (“time; period”). Cognate to Spanish témporas, Portuguese têmpora.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈtɛm.po.ra/
- Rhymes: -ɛmpora
- Hyphenation: tèm‧po‧ra
Noun
tempora f pl (plural only)
- (Roman Catholicism, historical) Ember days: days of fasting formerly prescribed for the Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of the first week of each season
Related terms
- tempo (see there for more)
- temporale
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtem.po.ra/, [ˈt̪ɛmpɔrä]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtem.po.ra/, [ˈt̪ɛmporä]
Noun
tempora
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural of tempus
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
tempora n
- (non-standard since 2012) indefinite plural of tempus
- (non-standard since 2012) definite plural of tempus
Portuguese
Noun
tempora f (plural temporas)
- Obsolete spelling of têmpora