"temetum" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [teːˈmeː.tũː] [Classical-Latin], [t̪eˈmɛː.t̪um] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *tēmH- (“intoxication; unconscious”), itself derived from *temH- (“dark”), likely referring to the hazy "blackout" state one encounters when intoxicated, or perhaps the dark color of intoxicating beverages like wine. Cognate with Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to be suffocated, exhausted”), Armenian թմրել (tʻmrel, “to become stunned, numb”), German dämlich (“very stupid”); see also tenebrae. Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*tēmH-|t=intoxication; unconscious}} Proto-Indo-European *tēmH- (“intoxication; unconscious”), {{cog|sa|ताम्यति|t=to be suffocated, exhausted}} Sanskrit ताम्यति (tāmyati, “to be suffocated, exhausted”), {{cog|hy|թմրել|t=to become stunned, numb}} Armenian թմրել (tʻmrel, “to become stunned, numb”), {{cog|de|dämlich|t=very stupid}} German dämlich (“very stupid”) Head templates: {{la-noun|tēmētum<2>}} tēmētum n (genitive tēmētī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|tēmētum<2>}} Forms: tēmētum [canonical, neuter], tēmētī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], tēmētum [nominative, singular], tēmēta [nominative, plural], tēmētī [genitive, singular], tēmētōrum [genitive, plural], tēmētō [dative, singular], tēmētīs [dative, plural], tēmētum [accusative, singular], tēmēta [accusative, plural], tēmētō [ablative, singular], tēmētīs [ablative, plural], tēmētum [singular, vocative], tēmēta [plural, vocative]
  1. any intoxicating drink, especially strong wine or mead Tags: declension-2
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      "name": "der"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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        "table-tags"
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  "pos": "noun",
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    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Latin neuter nouns in the second declension",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
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        },
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          "name": "Pages with entries",
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        },
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          "langcode": "la",
          "name": "Alcoholic beverages",
          "orig": "la:Alcoholic beverages",
          "parents": [],
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        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
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        "any intoxicating drink, especially strong wine or mead"
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        [
          "drink",
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        ],
        [
          "especially",
          "especially"
        ],
        [
          "strong",
          "strong"
        ],
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          "wine",
          "wine"
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          "mead",
          "mead"
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      ]
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      "ipa": "[t̪eˈmɛː.t̪um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "temetum"
}
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      "name": "cog"
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      "args": {
        "1": "hy",
        "2": "թմրել",
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      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "de",
        "2": "dämlich",
        "t": "very stupid"
      },
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    }
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        "canonical",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "tēmētī",
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
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      "form": "tēmētum",
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        "genitive",
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    },
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    },
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      "source": "declension",
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        "Latin terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
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        "la:Alcoholic beverages",
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        "any intoxicating drink, especially strong wine or mead"
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          "any",
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          "intoxicating",
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        [
          "especially",
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        ],
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          "wine",
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          "mead",
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    {
      "ipa": "[teːˈmeː.tũː]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
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    },
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      "ipa": "[t̪eˈmɛː.t̪um]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "temetum"
}

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