temei

Galician

Verb

temei

1. (reintegrationist norm) second-person plural imperative of temer

Italian

Verb

temei

1. first-person singular past historic of temere

Anagrams

• miete, mieté

Portuguese

Verb

temei

1. second-person plural imperative of temer

Romanian

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek θεμέλιος (themélios)

Medieval Greek θεμέλιον (themélion)

Old Church Slavonic темель (temelĭ)bor.

Romanian temei

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic темель (temelĭ), from Medieval Greek θεμέλιον (themélion), from Ancient Greek θεμέλιος (themélios). Doublet of temelie. Compare Serbo-Croatian temelj.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /teˈmej/
• Rhymes: -ej
• Hyphenation: te‧mei

Noun

temei n (plural temeiuri)

1. grounds, basis
2. (obsolete or regional) synonym of temelie (“foundation, base”)

Declension

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	temei	temeiul	temeiuri	temeiurile
genitive-dative	temei	temeiului	temeiuri	temeiurilor
vocative	temeiule		temeiurilor

Derived terms

• cu temei
• întemeia
• temeinic

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈte.mej/
• Rhymes: -emej
• Hyphenation: te‧mei

Noun

temei

1. inflection of temă (“theme”):
   1. indefinite plural
   2. indefinite genitive/dative singular

Further reading

• “temei”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026