tempera

See also: temperá, tempéra, têmpera, and temperą

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

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

tempera

Wikipedia ^cs

Etymology

From Italian tempera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛmpɛra]

Noun

tempera f

1. tempera

Declension

Declension of tempera (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	tempera	tempery
genitive	tempery	temper
dative	tempeře	temperám
accusative	temperu	tempery
vocative	tempero	tempery
locative	tempeře	temperách
instrumental	temperou	temperami

Further reading

• “tempera”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “tempera”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “tempera”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian tempera.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtemperɑ/, [ˈt̪e̞mpe̞rɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -emperɑ
• Syllabification^(key): tem‧pe‧ra
• 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]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 3 July 2023

Anagrams

• Tampere

Galician

Verb

tempera

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