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noun · neutersecond declension

tēmētum

tēmētum n (genitive tēmētī)
Classical[teːˈmeː.tũː]Ecclesiastical[teˈmɛː.tum]

Meaning

  1. any intoxicating drink, especially strong wine or mead

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Vinum · Temetum

Vinum (οἶνος) is the general and usual; temetum (from taminia), the antiquated and poetical name for wine.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetēmētumtēmēta
genitivetēmētītēmētōrum
dativetēmētōtēmētīs
accusativetēmētumtēmēta
ablativetēmētōtēmētīs
vocativetēmētumtēmēta

tēmētum, i, n. a lengthened form from root tam-; Sanscr tām-yati, to be stupefied; whence abstemius, temulentus,
I. any intoxicating drink, mead, wine, etc. (mostly ante-class. and poet.; syn. merum): temeti nihil allatum intellego, Plaut. Aul. 2, 6, 6, Cato ap. Plin. 14, 13, 14, § 90; Plaut. Truc. 4, 3, 59; Varr. ap. Non. 5, 17; Pompon. ap. Fest. p. 364 Müll., Hor Ep. 2, 2, 163; Juv 15, 25; * Cic. Rep. 4, 6, 6 (Fragm. ap. Non. 15, 15); Gell. 10, 23, 1.—Jocosely: temeti timor, as a name for a parasite, Nov. ap. Fest. p. 364 Müll. (Com. Rel. v. 17 Rib.).

Origins

From Proto-Indo-European *tēmH- (“intoxication; unconscious”), itself derived from *temH- (“dark”), likely referring to the hazy "blackout" state one encounters when intoxicated, or perhaps the dark color of intoxicating beverages like wine. Cognate with Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to be suffocated, exhausted”), Armenian թմրել (tʻmrel, “to become stunned, numb”), German dämlich (“very stupid”); see also tenebrae.

In English words that came into English from tēmētum

  • abstemiousabstēmius

Quick answers

What does tēmētum mean in Latin?
tēmētum, a noun, means “any intoxicating drink, especially strong wine or mead”.
What is the genitive of tēmētum?
The genitive singular is tēmētī. tēmētum is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce tēmētum?
In classical Latin, [teːˈmeː.tũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈmɛː.tum].