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temporalis

temporalis

English

Noun

temporalis

  1. (anatomy) The temporal muscle.

Latin

Etymology

tempus (time”, anatomy, in the plural “temples [of the head]) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /tem.poˈraː.lis/, [tẽ.poˈraː.lis]

Adjective

temporālis m, f (neuter temporāle); third declension

  1. (in general, chiefly post-Augustan) of or belonging to time, lasting but for a time, temporary, temporal
    ārae temporālēs ― altars [erected] for the occasion
    1. (in particular, grammar) denoting time
      verbum temporāle ― a word denoting time, i.e. a verb
      nōmina temporālia (v.g. annus, mensis) ― nouns of time (e.g. year, month)
      adverbia temporālia (v.g. prīdem, nunc, modo) ― adverbs of time (e.g. long ago, now, a little while ago)
  2. of or belonging to the temples of the head
    vēnae temporālēs ― the temporal veins

Declension

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative temporālis temporāle temporālēs temporālia
genitive temporālis temporālium
dative temporālī temporālibus
accusative temporālem temporāle temporālēs temporālia
ablative temporālī temporālibus
vocative temporālis temporāle temporālēs temporālia

Antonyms

  • (lasting but for a time, temporary): perpetuus

Derived terms

  • temporālitās
  • temporāliter

Descendants

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