tempra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [ˈtem.pɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [ˈtəm.pɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈtem.pɾa]

Verb

tempra

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

Cornish

Etymology

From Proto-Brythonic *tɨmper, from Latin temperiēs. Possibly influenced by English temper. Cognate with Welsh tymheru.

Verb

tempra

1. to temper
2. to moderate

Derived terms

• tempredh (“temperature”)
• tempredhell (“thermometer”)
• temprek (“temperate, sober”)
• temprer (“moderator”)
• temprys (“moderate”, adjective)

Mutation

Mutation of tempra

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
tempra	dempra	thempra	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtem.pra/, (traditional) /ˈtɛm.pra/
• Rhymes: -empra, (traditional) -ɛmpra
• Hyphenation: tém‧pra, (traditional) tèm‧pra

Etymology 1

Deverbal from temprare (“to temper, harden”) +‎ -a.

Noun

tempra f (plural tempre)

1. tempering, hardening
2. temper (effect of tempering)
3. constitution, temperament

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

tempra

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

Further reading

• tempra in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian tempra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛm.pra/

Noun

tempra f (plural tempri)

1. mood, temper
2. hardening

Related terms

• tempratur
• tempratura
• temprin
• temprina
• ttempra