LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
verbfirst conjugation

attemperō

attemperō (present infinitive attemperāre, perfect active attemperāvī, supine attemperātum)
Classical[atˈtɛm.pɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[atˈtɛm.pe.ro]

Meaning

  1. to fit, adjust, accommodate

Conjugation conjugation 1

active indicative
formpresentimperfectfutureperfectpluperfectfut. perfect
1st sg.attemperōattemperābamattemperābōattemperāvīattemperāveramattemperāverō
attemperārō
2nd sg.attemperāsattemperābāsattemperābisattemperāvistī
attemperāstī		attemperāverās
attemperārās		attemperāveris
3rd sg.attemperatattemperābatattemperābitattemperāvitattemperāverat
attemperārat		attemperāverit
attemperārit
1st pl.attemperāmusattemperābāmusattemperābimusattemperāvimusattemperāverāmusattemperāverimus
attemperārimus
2nd pl.attemperātisattemperābātisattemperābitisattemperāvistis
attemperāstis		attemperāverātis
attemperārātis		attemperāveritis
attemperāritis
3rd pl.attemperantattemperābantattemperābuntattemperāvērunt
attemperāvēre, attemperārunt		attemperāverant
attemperārant		attemperāverint
attemperārint
active subjunctive
active subjunctive
formpresentimperfectperfectpluperfect
1st sg.attemperemattemperāremattemperāverim
attemperārim		attemperāvissem
attemperāssem
2nd sg.attemperēsattemperārēsattemperāverīsattemperāvissēs
attemperāssēs
3rd sg.attemperetattemperāretattemperāverit
attemperārit		attemperāvisset
attemperāsset
1st pl.attemperēmusattemperārēmusattemperāverīmus
attemperārīmus		attemperāvissēmus
attemperāssēmus
2nd pl.attemperētisattemperārētisattemperāverītis
attemperārītis		attemperāvissētis
attemperāssētis
3rd pl.attemperentattemperārentattemperāverint
attemperārint		attemperāvissent
attemperāssent
passive indicative
passive indicative
formpresentimperfectfuture
1st sg.attemperorattemperābarattemperābor
2nd sg.attemperāris
attemperāre		attemperābāris
attemperābāre		attemperāberis
attemperābere
3rd sg.attemperāturattemperābāturattemperābitur
1st pl.attemperāmurattemperābāmurattemperābimur
2nd pl.attemperāminīattemperābāminīattemperābiminī
3rd pl.attemperanturattemperābanturattemperābuntur
passive subjunctive
passive subjunctive
formpresentimperfect
1st sg.attempererattemperārer
2nd sg.attemperēris
attemperēre		attemperārēris
attemperārēre
3rd sg.attemperēturattemperārētur
1st pl.attemperēmurattemperārēmur
2nd pl.attemperēminīattemperārēminī
3rd pl.attemperenturattemperārentur
imperative
imperative
formactivepassive
pres. 2nd sg.attemperāattemperāre
pres. 2nd pl.attemperāteattemperāminī
fut. 2nd sg.attemperātōattemperātor
fut. 3rd sg.attemperātōattemperātor
fut. 2nd pl.attemperātōte—
fut. 3rd pl.attemperantōattemperantor
infinitives & participles
infinitives & participles
formactivepassive
present infinitiveattemperāreattemperārī
perfect infinitiveattemperāvisse
attemperāsse		attemperātum esse
future infinitiveattemperātūrum esseattemperātum īrī
present participleattemperāns—
perfect participle—attemperātus
attemperāta, attemperātā, attemperātae, attemperātam, attemperātārum, attemperātās, attemperātī, attemperātōrum, attemperātōs
future participleattemperātūrus
attemperātūra, attemperātūrā, attemperātūrae, attemperātūram, attemperātūrārum, attemperātūrās, attemperātūre, attemperātūrī, attemperātūrīs, attemperātūrō, attemperātūrōrum, attemperātūrōs, attemperātūrum		attemperandus
attemperanda, attemperandā, attemperandae, attemperandam, attemperandārum, attemperandās, attemperande, attemperandīs, attemperandōrum, attemperandōs
gerundattemperandī, attemperandō, attemperandumsupineattemperātum, attemperātū

at-tempĕro (adt-, Haase), āre, v. a.,
I. to fit, adjust, accommodate (only in the foll. exs.): gladium sibi adtemperare, i. e. accommodare, Sen. Ep. 30, 8: paenula, ut infundibulum inversum, est attemperata, Vitr. 10, 12, 2.—Hence, * attempĕrātē, adv., opportunely, seasonably, = accommodate, commode: Itane attemperate evenit, hodie in ipsis nuptiis Ut veniret, antehac numquam? Ter. And. 5, 4, 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂éd
  2. Proto-Italic*ad
  3. Proto-Italic*ad-
  4. Latinattemperō

Latin temperō Latin attemperō From ad- + temperō (“qualify; regulate”).

Descendants
  • Frenchattremperfrom Old French atemprer
  • Occitanatemprar
  • Englishattemper
  • Englishattemperate
  • Italianattemperare
  • Spanishatemperar

In English words that came into English from attemperō

  • attemperattemperare
  • attemperateattemperatus

Quick answers

What does attemperō mean in Latin?
attemperō, a verb, means “to fit, adjust, accommodate”.
What are the principal parts of attemperō?
attemperō, attemperāre, attemperāvī, attemperātum (first conjugation).
How do you pronounce attemperō?
In classical Latin, [atˈtɛm.pɛ.roː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [atˈtɛm.pe.ro].
Where does attemperō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd → Proto-Italic *ad → Proto-Italic *ad- → Latin attemperō.