LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

brevitertius

brevitertius (feminine brevitertia, neuter brevitertium)

Meaning

  1. New LatinadjectiveHaving a short third finger

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevitertiusbrevitertiabrevitertium
genitivebrevitertiībrevitertiaebrevitertiī
dativebrevitertiōbrevitertiaebrevitertiō
accusativebrevitertiumbrevitertiambrevitertium
ablativebrevitertiōbrevitertiābrevitertiō
vocativebrevitertiebrevitertiabrevitertium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativebrevitertiībrevitertiaebrevitertia
genitivebrevitertiōrumbrevitertiārumbrevitertiōrum
dativebrevitertiīsbrevitertiīsbrevitertiīs
accusativebrevitertiōsbrevitertiāsbrevitertia
ablativebrevitertiīsbrevitertiīsbrevitertiīs
vocativebrevitertiībrevitertiaebrevitertia

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*mreǵʰ-
  2. Latinbrevitertius

Proto-Indo-European *mréǵʰusder. Proto-Italic *breɣʷis Latin brevis Proto-Indo-European *tréyes Proto-Indo-European *tri- Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *tritós Proto-Italic *tritios Latin tertius Latin brevitertius From brevis (“short”) + tertius (“third”).

Quick answers

What does brevitertius mean in Latin?
brevitertius, a adjective, means “Having a short third finger”.
Where does brevitertius come from?
Proto-Indo-European *mreǵʰ- → Latin brevitertius.