Terentius
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /teˈren.ti.us/, [t̪ɛˈrɛn̪t̪iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /teˈren.t͡si.us/, [t̪eˈrɛnt̪͡s̪ius]
Proper noun
Terentius m sg (genitive Terentiī or Terentī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Terentius Varro, a Roman writer
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Terentius |
| Genitive | Terentiī Terentī1 |
| Dative | Terentiō |
| Accusative | Terentium |
| Ablative | Terentiō |
| Vocative | Terentī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Terentia
- Terentiānus
Descendants
Adjective
Terentius (feminine Terentia, neuter Terentium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Terentia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | Terentius | Terentia | Terentium | Terentiī | Terentiae | Terentia | |
| Genitive | Terentiī | Terentiae | Terentiī | Terentiōrum | Terentiārum | Terentiōrum | |
| Dative | Terentiō | Terentiō | Terentiīs | ||||
| Accusative | Terentium | Terentiam | Terentium | Terentiōs | Terentiās | Terentia | |
| Ablative | Terentiō | Terentiā | Terentiō | Terentiīs | |||
| Vocative | Terentie | Terentia | Terentium | Terentiī | Terentiae | Terentia | |
References
- “Terentius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Terentius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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