templum

templ--um Vorlage:lat. n. ‘einer bestimmten Gottheit geweihtes Heiligtum, geweihter Bezirk’,

• klat. ‘nicht christliche Kultstätte’,

Uncertain; the main hypotheses are:

• For *temulum, from Proto-Italic *temalom, from Proto-Indo-European *temh₁- (“to cut”). Thus a (sacred) section, analogous to Ancient Greek τέμενος (témenos), from τέμνω (témnō) See also Latin temnō, tondeō, tempus.
• Or from Proto-Indo-European *templom, from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”), whence also tempus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtem.plum/, [ˈt̪ɛmpɫ̪ʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtem.plum/, [ˈt̪ɛmplum]

Noun

templum n (genitive templī); second declension

1. an open space for augural observation; open, clear, broad space
2. a space dedicated to a deity; place of divine worship; sanctuary, shrine, temple [ synonyms ▲][ quotations ▼]

   Synonyms: sacellum, delūbrum, fānum, āra

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	templum	templa
Genitive	templī	templōrum
Dative	templō	templīs
Accusative	templum	templa
Ablative	templō	templīs
Vocative	templum	templa