LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

tēmō

tēmō m (genitive tēmōnis)
Classical[ˈteː.moː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.mo]

Meaning

  1. pole
  2. tongue (of a carriage or plow)
  3. beam

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Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetēmō
tīmō		tēmōnēs
tīmōnēs
genitivetēmōnis
tīmōnis		tēmōnum
tīmōnum
dativetēmōnī
tīmōnī		tēmōnibus
tīmōnibus
accusativetēmōnem
tīmōnem		tēmōnēs
tīmōnēs
ablativetēmōne
tīmōne		tēmōnibus
tīmōnibus
vocativetēmō
tīmō		tēmōnēs
tīmōnēs

tēmo, ōnis, m. root tek-; cf.: texo, telum,
I. a beam, pole, tongue of a plough, carriage, cart, etc.
I. Lit., Varr L. L. 7, § 73; Col. 6, 2, 7; Cic. poët. N. D. 2, 42, 109; Verg. G. 3, 173; Ov. M. 2, 107; 11, 258 al.—
II. Transf.
A. (Pars pro toto.) A wagon (poet.): de temone Britanno Excidet Arviragus, Juv. 4, 126. —
2. The constellation called the Wain or Wagon of Bootes, Charles's Wain, Enn. ap. Varr. L. L. 7, § 73 (Trag. v. 245 Vahl.); Stat. Th. 1, 370; 1, 692; cf. Cic. 1. 1.; Ov. M. 10, 447.—
B. A pole, Col. 6, 19, 2.
temo, ōnis, m.,
I. a sum of money paid instead of furnishing recruits, commutationmoney, Cod. Th. 6, 26, 14 sq.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*tetḱ-
  3. Old Latin*teksmō?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*tengʰ-
  6. Old Latin*tenksmō?
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ten-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*tens-
  9. Old Latin*tensmō?
  10. Latintēmō

Uncertain: * Maybe from an Old Latin *teksmō, from Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- (“to cut, hew”). Cognates would then include Latin texō, Sanskrit तक्षति (takṣati), Avestan 𐬙𐬀𐬱𐬀𐬌𐬙𐬌 (tašaⁱti) Proto-Germanic *þahsuz, Ancient Greek τίκτω (tíktō), τέκτων (téktōn), τέχνη (tékhnē). * Maybe from an Old Latin *tenksmō, from Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ- (“to pull”), from Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, to extend”). Cognates would then include Proto-Germanic *þinhslō (“wagon pole, thill”). * Maybe from an Old Latin *tensmō, from Proto-Indo-European *tens- (“to stretch”), another extension of Proto-Indo-European *ten- (“to stretch, to extend”).

Ibero-Romance
  • Portuguesetemãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese temon
  • Portuguesetamãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese temon
  • Portuguesetomãofrom Old Galician-Portuguese temon
  • Portuguesetimão
  • Spanishtimón
  • Galiciantemónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese temon
  • Galiciantamónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese temon
  • Galiciantomónfrom Old Galician-Portuguese temon
  • Asturiantimón
  • Galiciantimón
Insular Romance
  • Sardiniantimone
  • Sardiniantimoni
  • Sardiniantimona
Gallo-Romance
  • Catalantimó
  • Frenchtimon
  • Occitantimon
Italo-Romance
  • Italiantimone
  • Siciliantimuni
North Italian
  • Friuliantamon
  • Lombardtemon
  • Romanshzamun
  • Venetantimon
Borrowings
  • Kabyleatmun
  • Tarifitatmun
  • Byzantine Greekτεμώνιον

Quick answers

What does tēmō mean in Latin?
tēmō, a noun, means “pole; tongue (of a carriage or plow); beam”.
What is the genitive of tēmō?
The genitive singular is tēmōnis. tēmō is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tēmō?
In classical Latin, [ˈteː.moː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.mo].
Where does tēmō come from?
Proto-Indo-European *teḱ- → Proto-Indo-European *tetḱ- → Old Latin *teksmō? → Proto-Indo-European *ten- → Proto-Indo-European *tengʰ- → Old Latin *tenksmō? → Proto-Indo-European *ten- → Proto-Indo-European *tens- → Old Latin *tensmō? → Latin tēmō.