"veternus" meaning in Latin

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Noun

IPA: [wɛˈtɛr.nʊs] [Classical-Latin], [veˈtɛr.nus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin vetus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin veternus From vetus (“old”, oblique stem veter-) + -nus. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|vetus<t:old><pos:oblique stem veter->|-nus<id:adjective>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin vetus Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Latin -nus Latin veternus [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-nos", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-nus", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "veternus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="veternus"> From vetus (“old”, oblique stem veter-) + -nus. Head templates: {{la-noun|veternus<2>}} veternus m (genitive veternī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|veternus<2>}} Forms: veternī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], veternus [nominative, singular], veternī [nominative, plural], veternī [genitive, singular], veternōrum [genitive, plural], veternō [dative, singular], veternīs [dative, plural], veternum [accusative, singular], veternōs [accusative, plural], veternō [ablative, singular], veternīs [ablative, plural], veterne [singular, vocative], veternī [plural, vocative]
  1. old age Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-veternus-la-noun-dhYEDni6 Categories (other): Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with etymon, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin terms suffixed with -nus (adjective), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 64 36 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 64 36 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymon: 74 26 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 62 38 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -nus (adjective): 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 74 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 90 10 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 88 12 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 94 6
  2. lethargy, listlessness, somnolence Tags: declension-2, masculine
    Sense id: en-veternus-la-noun-WGL4X50n

Inflected forms

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