veternus

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Latin

Etymology

From vetus (“old”) +‎ -nus.

Pronunciation

Noun

veternus m (genitive veternī); second declension

  1. old age
  2. lethargy, listlessness, somnolence

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative veternus veternī
genitive veternī veternōrum
dative veternō veternīs
accusative veternum veternōs
ablative veternō veternīs
vocative veterne veternī

References

  • “veternus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “veternus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • veternus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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