LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinesecond declension

conterrāneus

conterrāneus m (genitive conterrāneī)
Classical[kɔn.tɛrˈraː.ne.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[kon.terˈraː.ne.us]

Meaning

  1. noun from verbfellow countryman
    77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 0.1

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeconterrāneusconterrāneī
genitiveconterrāneīconterrāneōrum
dativeconterrāneōconterrāneīs
accusativeconterrāneumconterrāneōs
ablativeconterrāneōconterrāneīs
vocativeconterrāneeconterrāneī

con-terrānĕus, i, m. terra,
I. a fellow-countryman (castrense verbum), Plin. praef. § 1 (Codd. Barb. concerraneum = congerronem, which is perh. better; cf. Sillig ad h. l.).

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latinconterrāneus

Proto-Indo-European *ters-der. Proto-Italic *terzā Latin terra Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Proto-Indo-European *-éyos Proto-Italic *-ejos Proto-Italic *-eos Latin -eus Latin -āneus Latin conterrāneus From con- (“with, together”) + terra (“land, country”) + -āneus (“-aneous”, adjectival suffix for relationship).

Descendants
  • Italianconterraneo
  • Portugueseconterrâneo

Quick answers

What does conterrāneus mean in Latin?
conterrāneus, a noun, means “fellow countryman”.
What is the genitive of conterrāneus?
The genitive singular is conterrāneī. conterrāneus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce conterrāneus?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.tɛrˈraː.ne.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.terˈraː.ne.us].
Where does conterrāneus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? → Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm → Proto-Italic *kom → Proto-Italic *kom- → Latin conterrāneus.