"terminus" meaning in Latin

See terminus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: [ˈtɛr.mɪ.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈt̪ɛr.mi.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Italic *termenos, from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“boundary”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέρμα (térma, “a goal”), τέρμων (térmōn, “a border”). Synchronically a thematicized variant of the rare synonym termen, which was directly inherited from the PIE word, and so equivalent to termen + -us. The synonym termō is, like Ancient Greek τέρμων (térmōn), from the collective form *térmō. Etymology templates: {{inh|la|itc-pro|*termenos}} Proto-Italic *termenos, {{inh|la|ine-pro|*térmn̥|t=boundary}} Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“boundary”), {{cog|grc|τέρμα|t=a goal}} Ancient Greek τέρμα (térma, “a goal”), {{suf|la|termen|-us}} termen + -us, {{m+|grc||τέρμων}} Ancient Greek τέρμων (térmōn) Head templates: {{la-noun|terminus<2>}} terminus m (genitive terminī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|terminus<2>}} Forms: terminī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], terminus [nominative, singular], terminī [nominative, plural], terminī [genitive, singular], terminōrum [genitive, plural], terminō [dative, singular], terminīs [dative, plural], terminum [accusative, singular], terminōs [accusative, plural], terminō [ablative, singular], terminīs [ablative, plural], termine [singular, vocative], terminī [plural, vocative], termen [alternative, uncommon], termō [alternative]
  1. a boundary, limit, end Tags: declension-2, masculine Synonyms: fīnis, līmes, mēta, dēfīnītiō, granicia
    Sense id: en-terminus-la-noun-P32dBE9b Categories (other): Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 14 13 26 16 30
  2. (Medieval Latin) word, term, definition Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-2, masculine Synonyms: verbum, dēfīnītiō
    Sense id: en-terminus-la-noun-frZohL~X Categories (other): Medieval Latin, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 14 13 26 16 30
  3. (Medieval Latin) due date, a time to convene Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-2, masculine Synonyms: diēs, conventus
    Sense id: en-terminus-la-noun-5SZ22M9B Categories (other): Medieval Latin, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 14 13 26 16 30
  4. (Medieval Latin) mode, wise, fashion, manner Tags: Medieval-Latin, declension-2, masculine Synonyms: ratiō, modus, fōrma
    Sense id: en-terminus-la-noun-X73xmjLY Categories (other): Medieval Latin, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 14 13 26 16 30
  5. term or period of time (as for example of probation) Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-terminus-la-noun-ahVqDJsc Categories (other): Pages with 5 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -us Disambiguation of Pages with 5 entries: 16 19 6 1 1 7 3 46 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 19 3 1 1 7 1 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 8 1 12 4 75 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 14 13 26 16 30 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -us: 2 15 20 6 56
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: conterminum, conterminus, disterminus, exterminus, interminus, terminālis, terminō Related terms: terminātē, terminātiō, terminātor, terminātus

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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      "word": "terminus"
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "terminī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
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        "table-tags"
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      ]
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      "form": "terminus",
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      "form": "terminī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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      "form": "terminōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "terminō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "terminīs",
      "source": "declension",
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        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
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      "form": "terminō",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "termine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminī",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
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      "form": "termen",
      "tags": [
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        "uncommon"
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  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "terminātē"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "terminātiō"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
      "word": "terminātor"
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      "_dis1": "0 0 0 0 0",
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        {
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        "a boundary, limit, end"
      ],
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          "word": "fīnis"
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        {
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        {
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        {
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "verbum"
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        {
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        "declension-2",
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        "due date, a time to convene"
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          "time",
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        "(Medieval Latin) due date, a time to convene"
      ],
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        {
          "word": "diēs"
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      ],
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        {
          "word": "ratiō"
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          "word": "modus"
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛr.mɪ.nʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛr.mi.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "terminus"
}
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    "Latin terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European",
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    "Latin terms suffixed with -us",
    "Latin terms with IPA pronunciation",
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  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "conterminum"
    },
    {
      "word": "conterminus"
    },
    {
      "word": "disterminus"
    },
    {
      "word": "exterminus"
    },
    {
      "word": "interminus"
    },
    {
      "word": "terminālis"
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      "word": "terminō"
    }
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    {
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
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        "borrowed"
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        "borrowed"
      ],
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    {
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
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        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "Terminus"
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    {
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              "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
              "lang_code": "gd",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "tèarmann"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "word": "tearmann"
        },
        {
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            {
              "lang": "English",
              "lang_code": "en",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "termon"
            },
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              "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
              "lang_code": "gd",
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                "borrowed"
              ],
              "word": "tèarmann"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Irish",
          "lang_code": "ga",
          "raw_tags": [
            "f"
          ],
          "word": "tearmainn"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Middle Irish",
      "lang_code": "mga",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "termonn"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Kashubian",
          "lang_code": "csb",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "word": "termin"
        },
        {
          "descendants": [
            {
              "lang": "Armenian",
              "lang_code": "hy",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "roman": "termin",
              "word": "տերմին"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Kazakh",
              "lang_code": "kk",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "roman": "termin",
              "word": "термин"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Yakut",
              "lang_code": "sah",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "roman": "tiermin",
              "word": "тиэрмин"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
          "raw_tags": [
            "borrowed"
          ],
          "roman": "términ",
          "word": "те́рмин"
        },
        {
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            {
              "lang": "Armenian",
              "lang_code": "hy",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "roman": "termin",
              "word": "տերմին"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Kazakh",
              "lang_code": "kk",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "roman": "termin",
              "word": "термин"
            },
            {
              "lang": "Yakut",
              "lang_code": "sah",
              "raw_tags": [
                "borrowed"
              ],
              "roman": "tiermin",
              "word": "тиэрмин"
            }
          ],
          "lang": "Russian",
          "lang_code": "ru",
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            "borrowed",
            "pre-reform orthography (1918)"
          ],
          "roman": "términ",
          "word": "те́рминъ"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Polish",
      "lang_code": "pl",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "termin"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "lang_code": "pt",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "término"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "terminus"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "lang_code": "ro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "termen"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "término"
    },
    {
      "descendants": [
        {
          "lang": "Cornish",
          "lang_code": "kw",
          "word": "termyn"
        },
        {
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "lang_code": "cy",
          "word": "terfyn"
        }
      ],
      "lang": "Proto-Brythonic",
      "lang_code": "cel-bry-pro",
      "raw_tags": [
        "borrowed"
      ],
      "word": "*terβ̃ɨn"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "itc-pro",
        "3": "*termenos"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Italic *termenos",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*térmn̥",
        "t": "boundary"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“boundary”)",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "τέρμα",
        "t": "a goal"
      },
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      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "termen",
        "3": "-us"
      },
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      "name": "suf"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "",
        "3": "τέρμων"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek τέρμων (térmōn)",
      "name": "m+"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Italic *termenos, from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“boundary”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέρμα (térma, “a goal”), τέρμων (térmōn, “a border”). Synchronically a thematicized variant of the rare synonym termen, which was directly inherited from the PIE word, and so equivalent to termen + -us. The synonym termō is, like Ancient Greek τέρμων (térmōn), from the collective form *térmō.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "terminī",
      "tags": [
        "genitive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-ndecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminōrum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminōs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "termine",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "terminī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "termen",
      "tags": [
        "alternative",
        "uncommon"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "termō",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "terminus<2>"
      },
      "expansion": "terminus m (genitive terminī); second declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "terminus<2>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "terminātē"
    },
    {
      "word": "terminātiō"
    },
    {
      "word": "terminātor"
    },
    {
      "word": "terminātus"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "a boundary, limit, end"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "boundary",
          "boundary"
        ],
        [
          "limit",
          "limit"
        ],
        [
          "end",
          "end"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "fīnis"
        },
        {
          "word": "līmes"
        },
        {
          "word": "mēta"
        },
        {
          "word": "dēfīnītiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "granicia"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Medieval Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "word, term, definition"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "word",
          "word"
        ],
        [
          "term",
          "term"
        ],
        [
          "definition",
          "definition"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Medieval Latin) word, term, definition"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "verbum"
        },
        {
          "word": "dēfīnītiō"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Medieval Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "due date, a time to convene"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "due date",
          "due date"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time"
        ],
        [
          "convene",
          "convene"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Medieval Latin) due date, a time to convene"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "diēs"
        },
        {
          "word": "conventus"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Medieval Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "mode, wise, fashion, manner"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "mode",
          "mode"
        ],
        [
          "wise",
          "wise"
        ],
        [
          "fashion",
          "fashion"
        ],
        [
          "manner",
          "manner"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Medieval Latin) mode, wise, fashion, manner"
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "ratiō"
        },
        {
          "word": "modus"
        },
        {
          "word": "fōrma"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Medieval-Latin",
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "term or period of time (as for example of probation)"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "term",
          "term"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "declension-2",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈtɛr.mɪ.nʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈt̪ɛr.mi.nus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "terminus"
}

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