[ˈtɪ.me.oː], [ˈtiː.me.o]
OriginOf uncertain origin. One theory which links the term to Proto-Indo-European *temH- (“dark”) (for which compare tenebrae, tēmulentus) is semantically reasonable, but phonetically difficult.
Compare Sanskrit तिम्यति (timyati, “to be quiet; to become quiet”), with matching conjugation and verb-of-fearing semantics (i.e. "is/becomes quiet" in place of usual "makes quiet").
- conjugation-2, no-supine, transitiveto fear, be afraid of, apprehend, be apprehensive of
“Stultum est timēre, quod vītāre nōn potest.” — Fearing what cannot be avoided is foolish.
“A phrase generally attributed to Thomas Aquinas.
Hominem unius libri timeo.
I fear the man of one book.”
“Equo ne credite, Teucri! Quidquid id est, timeo Danaos et dona ferentes.” — Do not trust the horse, Trojans! Whatever it is, I fear the Danaans and the gifts they are bearing.
- conjugation-2, intransitive, no-supineto be afraid, to fear, to be apprehensive
Formstimeō(canonical) · timēre(infinitive, present) · timuī(active, perfect) · timeō(active, first-person, indicative, present, singular) · timēs(active, indicative, present, second-person, singular) · timet(active, indicative, present, singular, third-person) · timēmus(active, first-person, indicative, plural, present) · timētis(active, indicative, plural, present, second-person) · timent(active, indicative, plural, present, third-person) · timēbam(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, singular) · timēbās(active, imperfect, indicative, second-person, singular) · timēbat(active, imperfect, indicative, singular, third-person) · timēbāmus(active, first-person, imperfect, indicative, plural) · timēbātis(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, second-person) · timēbant(active, imperfect, indicative, plural, third-person) · timēbō(active, first-person, future, indicative, singular) · timēbis(active, future, indicative, second-person, singular) · timēbit(active, future, indicative, singular, third-person) · timēbimus(active, first-person, future, indicative, plural) · timēbitis(active, future, indicative, plural, second-person)