contemno

== Latin == === Alternative forms === contempnō === Etymology === Uncertain. By surface analysis, con- +‎ temnō. De Vaan argues that the verb temnō is likely a back-formation from contemnō, as contemnō has much older attestation. Regardless, the term likely derives from a nasal-infix verb from *temh₁-. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [kɔnˈtɛm.noː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [konˈtɛm.no] === Verb === contemnō (present infinitive contemnere, perfect active contempsī or contemsī, supine contemptum or contemtum); third conjugation to scorn, despise, show contempt Synonyms: āspernor, spernō, detrectō, abiciō, neglegō, trādūcō, cavillor to disparage, consider a person or thing as unimportant or of small value; to disregard, think little of Synonyms: dēprimō, dētrectō, premō to humble Synonyms: abiciō, dēprimō ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== English: contemn Italian: contennere Middle French: contemnerFrench: contemner === References === “contemno”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “contemno”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers “contemno”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. De Vaan, Michiel (2008), Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 609-610