intempestum

Latin

Etymology

From intempestus. As a noun, from earlier use of the adjective in reference to intempesta nox (“dismal/unhealthy night”) as both a time of night and goddess.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /in.temˈpes.tum/, [ɪn.tɛmˈpɛs.tũ]

Adjective

intempestum

inflection of intempestus:
1. nominative neuter singular
2. accusative masculine singular
3. accusative neuter singular
4. vocative neuter singular

Noun

intempestum n (genitive intempestī); second declension

(Medieval Latin) midnight; the time around midnight.

Usage note

In Medieval use (e.g., Bede), sometimes conceived as a particular period of night lasting from conticinium, when most animals became quiet, to gallicinium, when roosters began to crow.

Inflection

Second declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	intempestum	intempesta
genitive	intempestī	intempestōrum
dative	intempestō	intempestīs
accusative	intempestum	intempesta
ablative	intempestō	intempestīs
vocative	intempestum	intempesta

References

"Anglo-Saxon Manual of Astronomy", p. 6, in Popular Treatises on Science Written during the Middle Ages (1841), London: Historical Society of Science.

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