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. (uncountable) A paint in which the pigments are suspended in a water-soluble emulsion, such as of egg yolk or gelatine, which hardens and becomes insoluble on exposure to air.

   Coordinate term: oil paint

2. (uncountable) The artistic technique of painting in this medium.
3. (countable) A painting done in this medium.

Derived terms

• tempera grassa

Translations

painting medium, artistic technique

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 蛋彩畫 / 蛋彩画 (dàncǎihuà)

• Finnish: tempera (medium); temperamaalaus (technique)
• French: tempera (fr) f, tempéra (fr) f
• German: Tempera f
• Greek: τέμπερα (el) f (témpera)
• Italian: tempera (it) f
• Polish: tempera (pl) f
• Portuguese: têmpera (pt) f
• Spanish: témpera (es) f, temple (es) f

Further reading

• tempera on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Tampere, treemap

Catalan

Verb

tempera

1. inflection of temperar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian tempera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtemperɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞mpe̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -emperɑ
• Hyphenation^(key): tem‧pe‧ra

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 temperain rare
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
abessive		temperatta	temperoitta
instructive		—	temperoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of tempera (Kotus type 13/katiska, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative temperani temperani accusative nom. temperani temperani gen. temperani genitive temperani temperoideni temperoitteni temperojeni temperaini rare partitive temperaani temperoitani temperojani inessive temperassani temperoissani elative temperastani temperoistani illative temperaani temperoihini adessive temperallani temperoillani ablative temperaltani temperoiltani allative temperalleni temperoilleni essive temperanani temperoinani translative temperakseni temperoikseni abessive temperattani temperoittani instructive — — comitative — temperoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative temperasi temperasi accusative nom. temperasi temperasi gen. temperasi genitive temperasi temperoidesi temperoittesi temperojesi temperaisi rare partitive temperaasi temperoitasi temperojasi inessive temperassasi temperoissasi elative temperastasi temperoistasi illative temperaasi temperoihisi adessive temperallasi temperoillasi ablative temperaltasi temperoiltasi allative temperallesi temperoillesi essive temperanasi temperoinasi translative temperaksesi temperoiksesi abessive temperattasi temperoittasi instructive — — comitative — temperoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative temperamme temperamme accusative nom. temperamme temperamme gen. temperamme genitive temperamme temperoidemme temperoittemme temperojemme temperaimme rare partitive temperaamme temperoitamme temperojamme inessive temperassamme temperoissamme elative temperastamme temperoistamme illative temperaamme temperoihimme adessive temperallamme temperoillamme ablative temperaltamme temperoiltamme allative temperallemme temperoillemme essive temperanamme temperoinamme translative temperaksemme temperoiksemme abessive temperattamme temperoittamme instructive — — comitative — temperoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative temperanne temperanne accusative nom. temperanne temperanne gen. temperanne genitive temperanne temperoidenne temperoittenne temperojenne temperainne rare partitive temperaanne temperoitanne temperojanne inessive temperassanne temperoissanne elative temperastanne temperoistanne illative temperaanne temperoihinne adessive temperallanne temperoillanne ablative temperaltanne temperoiltanne allative temperallenne temperoillenne essive temperananne temperoinanne translative temperaksenne temperoiksenne abessive temperattanne temperoittanne instructive — — comitative — temperoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative temperansa temperansa accusative nom. temperansa temperansa gen. temperansa genitive temperansa temperoidensa temperoittensa temperojensa temperainsa rare partitive temperaansa temperoitaan temperojaan temperoitansa temperojansa inessive temperassaan temperassansa temperoissaan temperoissansa elative temperastaan temperastansa temperoistaan temperoistansa illative temperaansa temperoihinsa adessive temperallaan temperallansa temperoillaan temperoillansa ablative temperaltaan temperaltansa temperoiltaan temperoiltansa allative temperalleen temperallensa temperoilleen temperoillensa essive temperanaan temperanansa temperoinaan temperoinansa translative temperakseen temperaksensa temperoikseen temperoiksensa abessive temperattaan temperattansa temperoittaan temperoittansa instructive — — comitative — temperoineen temperoinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• temperamaalaus
• temperaväri
• öljytempera

 

Further reading

• “tempera”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Tampere

Galician

Verb

tempera

1. inflection of temperar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtem.pe.ra/, (traditional) /ˈtɛm.pe.ra/
• Rhymes: -empera, (traditional) -ɛmpera
• Hyphenation: tém‧pe‧ra, (traditional) tèm‧pe‧ra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from temperare +‎ -a.

Noun

tempera f (plural tempere)

1. (painting) tempera (a water-based paint)

   Hyponym: guazzo

   Coordinate terms: acquerello, guazzo

   dipingere a tempera ― to paint in tempera

2. (by extension, countable) tempera painting
3. Alternative form of tempra (tempering, hardening)

Etymology 2

Verb

tempera

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

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. second-person singular present active imperative of temperō

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tẽˈpɛ.ɾɐ/

• Hyphenation: tem‧pe‧ra
• Rhymes: -ɛɾɐ

Verb

tempera

1. inflection of temperar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French tempérer, from Latin temperare.

Verb

a tempera (third-person singular present temperez, past participle temperat) 1st conjugation

1. to temper

Conjugation

    conjugation of tempera (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a tempera
gerund			temperând
past participle			temperat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	temperez	temperezi	temperează	temperăm	temperați	temperează
	imperfect	temperam	temperai	tempera	temperam	temperați	temperau
	simple perfect	temperai	temperași	temperă	temperarăm	temperarăți	temperară
	pluperfect	temperasem	temperaseși	temperase	temperaserăm	temperaserăți	temperaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să temperez	să temperezi	să tempereze	să temperăm	să temperați	să tempereze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		temperează			temperați
	negative		nu tempera			nu temperați

Spanish

Verb

tempera

1. inflection of temperar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative