temnō

From Proto-Indo-European *tm̥-ne-h₁-ti, nasal-infix from *temh₁- (“to cut”). See also Latin tondeō, tempus, templum, Ancient Greek τέμνω (témnō).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈtem.noː/, [ˈt̪ɛmnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈtem.no/, [ˈt̪ɛmno]

Verb

temnō (present infinitive temnere); third conjugation, no perfect or supine stem

1. to despise, scorn, defy, treat with contempt, be disdainful, slight [ quotations ▼]