adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective
tergeminus
tergeminus (feminine tergemina, neuter tergeminum)
Classical[tɛrˈɡɛ.mɪ.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[terˈd͡ʒɛː.mi.nus]
Meaning
- adjectivetriplet
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tergeminus | tergemina | tergeminum |
| genitive | tergeminī | tergeminae | tergeminī |
| dative | tergeminō | tergeminae | tergeminō |
| accusative | tergeminum | tergeminam | tergeminum |
| ablative | tergeminō | tergeminā | tergeminō |
| vocative | tergemine | tergemina | tergeminum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | tergeminī | tergeminae | tergemina |
| genitive | tergeminōrum | tergeminārum | tergeminōrum |
| dative | tergeminīs | tergeminīs | tergeminīs |
| accusative | tergeminōs | tergeminās | tergemina |
| ablative | tergeminīs | tergeminīs | tergeminīs |
| vocative | tergeminī | tergeminae | tergemina |
ter-gĕmĭnus, a, um, v. trigeminus.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ter-geminus adj.,
of triple birth, threefold, triple: vir . . . canis, i. e. Geryon and Cerberus. O.: Hecate (as identified with Luna and Diana), V.: honores, the threefold honors (i. e. of the three highest magistracies), H.
Origins
Compound of ter (“thrice”) + geminus. Confer the main variant trigeminus.
In English words that came into English from tergeminus
- tergeminoustergeminus