tempera

See also: temperá, tempéra, and têmpera

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tempera.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛmpəɹə/

Noun

tempera (countable and uncountable, plural temperas)

  1. A medium used to bind pigments in painting, as well as the associated artistic techniques.
  2. (countable) A painting done in this medium.

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Finnish

Noun

tempera

  1. tempera

Declension

Inflection of tempera (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)
nominative tempera temperat
genitive temperan temperoiden
temperoitten
temperojen
partitive temperaa temperoita
temperoja
illative temperaan temperoihin
singular plural
nominative tempera temperat
accusative nom. tempera temperat
gen. temperan
genitive temperan temperoiden
temperoitten
temperojen
temperainrare
partitive temperaa temperoita
temperoja
inessive temperassa temperoissa
elative temperasta temperoista
illative temperaan temperoihin
adessive temperalla temperoilla
ablative temperalta temperoilta
allative temperalle temperoille
essive temperana temperoina
translative temperaksi temperoiksi
instructive temperoin
abessive temperatta temperoitta
comitative temperoineen

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Italian

Etymology

Deverbal of temperare.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈtɛm.pe.ra/

Noun

tempera f (plural tempere)

  1. (painting) tempera, distemper (a water-based paint)
    Coordinate terms: acquerello, guazzo
    Hyponym: guazzo
    dipingere a temperato paint in tempera
  2. (by extension, countable) tempera painting
  3. Alternative form of tempra (tempering, hardening)

Verb

tempera

  1. third-person singular present indicative of temperare
  2. second-person singular imperative of temperare

Further reading

  • tempera on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it
  • tempera in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Verb

temperā

  1. first-person singular present active imperative of temperō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tẽ.ˈpɛ.ɾa/
  • Hyphenation: tem‧pe‧ra
  • Rhymes: -ɛra

Verb

tempera

  1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present indicative of temperar
  2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of temperar

Spanish

Verb

tempera

  1. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of temperar.
  2. Informal second-person singular () affirmative imperative form of temperar.
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