LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

tepor

tepor m (genitive tepōris)
Classical[ˈtɛ.pɔr]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛː.por]

Meaning

  1. masculinegentle warmth; tepidity

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeteportepōrēs
genitivetepōristepōrum
dativetepōrītepōribus
accusativetepōremtepōrēs
ablativetepōretepōribus
vocativeteportepōrēs

tĕpor, ōris, m. id.,
I. a gentle warmth, lukewarmness, tepidity, tepor (cf.: fervor, calor).
I. Opp. to cold (class.): externus et adventicius tepor, Cic. N. D. 2, 10, 26: uvae, id. Sen. 15, 53: solis, Liv. 41, 2, 4; Plin. 11, 18, 20, § 63: mundi, Luc. 8, 365: primus tepor, i. e. of spring, Sen. Herc. Oet. 381: (cupressus) alibi non nisi in tepore proveniens, in a mild, moderate temperature, Plin. 16, 33, 60, § 142; 2, 50, 51, § 136; 16, 32, 59, § 137: verno tepori similis, Curt. 4, 7, 17: tepore febrium arescunt, Amm. 19, 4, 2.— In plur., Lucr. 2, 517; Cat. 46, 1. —
B. Concr., plur., fomentations, Cael. Aur. Acut. 2, 19, 120.—
II. Opp. to warmth (very rare).
A. Lit.: excepta vox est, cum teporem incusaret, Tac. H. 3, 32 fin. —
B. Trop., coldness, languor of language: libri eiusdem lentitudinis ac teporis, Tac. Or. 21 med.

Origins

By surface analysis, tepeō + -or. The term could perhaps continue Proto-Indo-European *tep-os-, from the root *tep-, though De Vaan suggests that—since the term is not attested before Varro—it may be an innovative formation.

Descendants
  • Englishtepor
  • Italiantepore

In English words that came into English from tepor

  • teportepor

Quick answers

What does tepor mean in Latin?
tepor, a noun, means “gentle warmth; tepidity”.
What is the genitive of tepor?
The genitive singular is tepōris. tepor is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce tepor?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɛ.pɔr]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛː.por].