numeralfirst/second-declension numeral
ternus
ternus (feminine terna, neuter ternum)
Meaning
- in pluralnumeralthree each; three at a time
- numeraltriple, threefold, trinary
illum nec terno latrabit Cerberus ore
And Cerberus will not bark at him with threefold face89 CE – 96 CE, Statius, Silvae 2.1.184
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ternus | terna | ternum |
| genitive | ternī | ternae | ternī |
| dative | ternō | ternae | ternō |
| accusative | ternum | ternam | ternum |
| ablative | ternō | ternā | ternō |
| vocative | terne | terna | ternum |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | ternī | ternae | terna |
| genitive | ternum ternōrum | ternum ternārum | ternum ternōrum |
| dative | ternīs | ternīs | ternīs |
| accusative | ternōs | ternās | terna |
| ablative | ternīs | ternīs | ternīs |
| vocative | ternī | ternae | terna |
Phrases from Meissner's Latin Phrase-Book
- ternae centesimae
- 36 per cent per annum.
ternus, a, um, v. terni.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
ternus adj.
ter, threefold, triple : terno consurgunt ordine remi, V
Origins
From ter (“thrice”) + -nus (adjective-forming suffix), compare the older trinus.
Descendants
- Catalantern
- Italianterno
- Portugueseterno
- Spanishterno