tiempu

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin tempus, from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“stretch”), from the root *temp- (“to stretch, string”).

Noun

tiempu m (plural tiempos)

  1. time
  2. age
    ¿Cuantu tiempu tien? Tien 12 años
    How old is he/she? He/She's 12 years old
  3. (grammar) tense
  4. weather

Further reading

  • “tiempu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN
  • Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “tiempu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
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