LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

temporālis

temporālis (neuter temporāle)
Classical[tɛm.pɔˈraː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[tem.poˈraː.lis]

Meaning

  1. post Augustantwo terminationusuallyof or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal
    ārae temporālēsaltars [erected] for the occasion
    (prius enim nōmen est quam verbum temporāle et reliqua posterius quam nōmen et verbum)(for the noun is more important than the temporal word (verb) and the remaining (words) are secondary to the noun and verb)1st Century BCE, Varro, De Lingua Latina, 8.13
  2. post Augustanrelationaltwo terminationusuallytime
    verbum temporālea word denoting time, i.e. a verb
    nōmina temporālia (v.g. annus, mēnsis)nouns of time (e.g. year, month)
  3. Late Latintwo termination(anatomy, relational) of or pertaining to the temples of the head
    vēnae temporālēsthe temporal veins
    Temporālēs quoque vēnae cautēriīs inūruntur, ut meātum hūmōris exclūdant.The temporal veins are also burned (cauterized) by hot irons, so that they may prevent the passage of humor (fluid).4th Century, Vegetius, Mulomedicina, 2.16

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetemporālistemporālistemporāle
genitivetemporālistemporālistemporālis
dativetemporālītemporālītemporālī
accusativetemporālemtemporālemtemporāle
ablativetemporālītemporālītemporālī
vocativetemporālistemporālistemporāle
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetemporālēstemporālēstemporālia
genitivetemporāliumtemporāliumtemporālium
dativetemporālibustemporālibustemporālibus
accusativetemporālīs
temporālēs		temporālīs
temporālēs		temporālia
ablativetemporālibustemporālibustemporālibus
vocativetemporālēstemporālēstemporālia

tempŏrālis, e, adj. tempus.
I. In gen., of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal (mostly postAug.): causa, Sen. Q. N. 7, 23, 1: laudes, Tac. Agr. 46: πάθος temporale esse, Quint. 6, 2, 10: concessio, Dig. 29, 1, 1: exsilium, ib. 47, 10, 95: ARAE, erected for the occasion, Inscr. ap. Marin. Fratr. Arv. 43, 16; opp. perpetuum, Lact. 2, 8, 68; 7, 4, 12.—
B. In partic., in gram.: temporale verbum, denoting time, Varr. L. L. 9, § 108 Müll.: nomen (as annus, mensis), Prisc. p. 581 P.: adverbia (e.g. pridem, nunc, modo), id. p. 1017 ib.—
II. Of or belonging to the temples of the head: venae, the temporal veins, Veg. Vet. 2, 11; 2, 16.—Adv.: tempŏrālĭter, for a time, temporarily: observata lex, Tert. adv. Jud. 2 med.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*temp-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*temh₁-der.?
  3. Proto-Italic*tempos
  4. Latintemporālis

Ancient Greek καίρῐος (kaírĭos)sl. Latin tempus Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin temporālis From tempus (“time; the temples of the head”) + -ālis (“-al”, adjectival suffix).

Descendants
  • Catalantemporal
  • Englishtemporalis
  • Italiantemporale
  • Frenchtemporelfrom Old French temporal
  • Englishtemporalfrom Old French temporal
  • Portuguesetemporal
  • Romaniantemporal
  • Spanishtemporal
  • Friuliantemporâl
  • Galiciantemporal

In English words that came into English from temporālis

  • temporaltemporālis
  • temporalistemporālis
  • temporaletemporāle

Quick answers

What does temporālis mean in Latin?
temporālis, a adjective, means “of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal; (anatomy, relational) of or pertaining to the temples of the head”.
How do you pronounce temporālis?
In classical Latin, [tɛm.pɔˈraː.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tem.poˈraː.lis].
Where does temporālis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *temp-der.? → Proto-Indo-European *temh₁-der.? → Proto-Italic *tempos → Latin temporālis.
Which English words come from temporālis?
English words that go back to Latin temporālis include temporal, temporalis and temporale.