Terentius

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Latin

Etymology

From Sabine. Possibly from Latin teres (“polished; smooth”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Terentius m sg (genitive Terentiī or Terentī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Marcus Terentius Varro, a Roman writer

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Terentius
genitive Terentiī
Terentī1
dative Terentiō
accusative Terentium
ablative Terentiō
vocative Terentī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

Descendants

Adjective

Terentius (feminine Terentia, neuter Terentium); first/second-declension adjective

  1. of or pertaining to the gens Terentia.

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative Terentius Terentia Terentium Terentiī Terentiae Terentia
genitive Terentiī Terentiae Terentiī Terentiōrum Terentiārum Terentiōrum
dative Terentiō Terentiae 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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