[ˈtɪ.mɔr], [ˈtiː.mor]
OrigoFrom timeō (“to fear”) + -or.
- declension-3, masculinefear, dread
“Dēgenerēs animōs timor arguit. ….” — “Fear reveals ignoble souls.”
(Dido is implying the opposite: Aeneas is fearless.)
“Quī colitur, et amātur: nōn potest amor cum timōre miscērī.” — Whoever is honored is also loved: love cannot be mixed with fear.
“Peccantem me quotidie, et non poenitentem, timor mortis conturbat me. Quia in inferno nulla est redemptio, miserere mei, Deus, et salva me.” — Sinning daily, and not repenting, the fear of death disturbs me. Because there is no redemption in hell, have mercy on me, O God, and save me.
- declension-3, masculine, poeticawe, reverence
Formaetimōris(genitive) · timor(nominative, singular) · timōrēs(nominative, plural) · timōris(genitive, singular) · timōrum(genitive, plural) · timōrī(dative, singular) · timōribus(dative, plural) · timōrem(accusative, singular) · timōrēs(accusative, plural) · timōre(ablative, singular) · timōribus(ablative, plural) · timor(singular, vocative) · timōrēs(plural, vocative)
Fons: Vicitionarium