verbfirst conjugation
contemperō
contemperō (present infinitive contemperāre, perfect active contemperāvī, supine contemperātum)
Classical[kɔnˈtɛm.pɛ.roː]Ecclesiastical[konˈtɛm.pe.ro]
Meaning
- to moderate
- to temper (water-down a drink)
Conjugation conjugation 1
| form | present | imperfect | future | perfect | pluperfect | fut. perfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contemperō | contemperābam | contemperābō | contemperāvī | contemperāveram | contemperāverō contemperārō |
| 2nd sg. | contemperās | contemperābās | contemperābis | contemperāvistī contemperāstī | contemperāverās contemperārās | contemperāveris |
| 3rd sg. | contemperat | contemperābat | contemperābit | contemperāvit | contemperāverat contemperārat | contemperāverit contemperārit |
| 1st pl. | contemperāmus | contemperābāmus | contemperābimus | contemperāvimus | contemperāverāmus | contemperāverimus contemperārimus |
| 2nd pl. | contemperātis | contemperābātis | contemperābitis | contemperāvistis contemperāstis | contemperāverātis contemperārātis | contemperāveritis contemperāritis |
| 3rd pl. | contemperant | contemperābant | contemperābunt | contemperāvērunt contemperāvēre, contemperārunt | contemperāverant contemperārant | contemperāverint contemperārint |
active subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect | perfect | pluperfect |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contemperem | contemperārem | contemperāverim contemperārim | contemperāvissem contemperāssem |
| 2nd sg. | contemperēs | contemperārēs | contemperāverīs | contemperāvissēs contemperāssēs |
| 3rd sg. | contemperet | contemperāret | contemperāverit contemperārit | contemperāvisset contemperāsset |
| 1st pl. | contemperēmus | contemperārēmus | contemperāverīmus contemperārīmus | contemperāvissēmus contemperāssēmus |
| 2nd pl. | contemperētis | contemperārētis | contemperāverītis contemperārītis | contemperāvissētis contemperāssētis |
| 3rd pl. | contemperent | contemperārent | contemperāverint contemperārint | contemperāvissent contemperāssent |
passive indicative
| form | present | imperfect | future |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contemperor | contemperābar | contemperābor |
| 2nd sg. | contemperāris contemperāre | contemperābāris contemperābāre | contemperāberis contemperābere |
| 3rd sg. | contemperātur | contemperābātur | contemperābitur |
| 1st pl. | contemperāmur | contemperābāmur | contemperābimur |
| 2nd pl. | contemperāminī | contemperābāminī | contemperābiminī |
| 3rd pl. | contemperantur | contemperābantur | contemperābuntur |
passive subjunctive
| form | present | imperfect |
|---|---|---|
| 1st sg. | contemperer | contemperārer |
| 2nd sg. | contemperēris contemperēre | contemperārēris contemperārēre |
| 3rd sg. | contemperētur | contemperārētur |
| 1st pl. | contemperēmur | contemperārēmur |
| 2nd pl. | contemperēminī | contemperārēminī |
| 3rd pl. | contemperentur | contemperārentur |
imperative
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| pres. 2nd sg. | contemperā | contemperāre |
| pres. 2nd pl. | contemperāte | contemperāminī |
| fut. 2nd sg. | contemperātō | contemperātor |
| fut. 3rd sg. | contemperātō | contemperātor |
| fut. 2nd pl. | contemperātōte | — |
| fut. 3rd pl. | contemperantō | contemperantor |
infinitives & participles
| form | active | passive |
|---|---|---|
| present infinitive | contemperāre | contemperārī |
| perfect infinitive | contemperāvisse contemperāsse | contemperātum esse |
| future infinitive | contemperātūrum esse | contemperātum īrī |
| present participle | contemperāns | — |
| perfect participle | — | contemperātus contemperāta, contemperātā, contemperātae, contemperātam, contemperātārum, contemperātās, contemperātī, contemperātōrum, contemperātōs |
| future participle | contemperātūrus contemperātūra, contemperātūrā, contemperātūrae, contemperātūram, contemperātūrārum, contemperātūrās, contemperātūre, contemperātūrī, contemperātūrīs, contemperātūrō, contemperātūrōrum, contemperātūrōs, contemperātūrum | contemperandus contemperanda, contemperandā, contemperandae, contemperandam, contemperandārum, contemperandās, contemperande, contemperandīs, contemperandōrum, contemperandōs |
gerundcontemperandī, contemperandō, contemperandumsupinecontemperātum, contemperātū
con-tempĕro, āvi, ātum, 1,
I. v. a., to moderate or temper by mixing (very rare;
perh. not ante-Aug.): cantharum mulso, App. M. 10, p. 246, 34; so Veg. Art. Vet. 6, 9, 7; Marc. Emp. 16; Apic. 4, 2.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
- Proto-Italic*kom
- Proto-Italic*kom-
- Latincontemperō
Proto-Indo-European *temp-der.? Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-der.? Proto-Italic *tempos ▲ Ancient Greek καίρῐος (kaírĭos)sl. Latin tempus Latin *tempos, *tempes- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin temperō Latin contemperō From con- + temperō.
Descendants
- Englishcontemper
- Italiancontemperare
In English words that came into English from contemperō
- contempercontemperō