LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
nounthird declension

tempus aestīvum

tempus aestīvum n (genitive temporis aestīvī)
Classical[ˈtɛm.pʊs ae̯sˈtiː.wũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛm.pus esˈtiː.vum]

Meaning

  1. summer-time
    Caeli fulgor tempore aestivo ardenti similis internitens ignis praebuit speciem flammasque ex Darei castris splendere velut inlati temere praesidiis credebant.With summer-time in full blaze, the sky gleamed in a way that resembled fire, and [Alexander's soldiers] thought that they saw flames shining out from Darius' camp, as if they were under attack from the defenders.1st century CE, Curtius Rufus, Histories of Alexander the Great, book 4:

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativetempus aestīvumtempora aestīva
genitivetemporis aestīvītemporum aestīvōrum
dativetemporī aestīvōtemporibus aestīvīs
accusativetempus aestīvumtempora aestīva
ablativetempore aestīvōtemporibus aestīvīs
vocativetempus aestīvumtempora aestīva

Origins

Gallo-Romance
  • Catalanestiu
  • Occitanestiufrom Old Occitan estiu
  • Occitanestiéufrom Old Occitan estiu
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseestiofrom Old Galician-Portuguese estio
  • Spanishestíofrom Old Spanish estivo
  • Aragoneseestiu
  • Asturianestivu
  • Asturianestíu
  • Galicianestíofrom Old Galician-Portuguese estio
Italo-Romance
  • Old Neapolitanstibo

Quick answers

What does tempus aestīvum mean in Latin?
tempus aestīvum, a noun, means “summer-time”.
What is the genitive of tempus aestīvum?
The genitive singular is temporis aestīvī. tempus aestīvum is third declension.
How do you pronounce tempus aestīvum?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɛm.pʊs ae̯sˈtiː.wũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛm.pus esˈtiː.vum].