What does ternārius mean in Latin?

ternārius, a adjective, means “Containing or consisting of three things; ternary”.

How do you pronounce ternārius?

In classical Latin, [tɛrˈnaː.ri.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [terˈnaː.ri.us].

adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ternārius (feminine ternāria, neuter ternārium)

Classical[tɛrˈnaː.ri.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[terˈnaː.ri.us]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ternārius	ternāria	ternārium
genitive	ternāriī	ternāriae	ternāriī
dative	ternāriō	ternāriae	ternāriō
accusative	ternārium	ternāriam	ternārium
ablative	ternāriō	ternāriā	ternāriō
vocative	ternārie	ternāria	ternārium

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ternāriī	ternāriae	ternāria
genitive	ternāriōrum	ternāriārum	ternāriōrum
dative	ternāriīs	ternāriīs	ternāriīs
accusative	ternāriōs	ternāriās	ternāria
ablative	ternāriīs	ternāriīs	ternāriīs
vocative	ternāriī	ternāriae	ternāria

ternārĭus, a, um, adj. terni,

I. containing or consisting of three, ternary.

I. Adj.: scrobes, i. e. of three feet, Col. 11, 2, 28: numerus, Aus. Idyll. 11 praef. —

II. Subst.: ternārĭus, ii, m., for triens, a third of an as, Pelag. Vet. 16.

From ternus + -ārius.

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