"Terminus" meaning in Latin

See Terminus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈter.mi.nus/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈt̪ɛrmɪnʊs̠] [Classical-Latin], /ˈter.mi.nus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈt̪ɛrminus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) Forms: Terminī [genitive]
Etymology: Proprialisation of terminus (“a boundary, a limit”). Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Terminus<2>}} Terminus m sg (genitive Terminī); second declension
  1. (Roman mythology) the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus (“a boundary, a limit”) Tags: Roman, declension-2, masculine, singular Categories (topical): Roman deities
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