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noun · masculinesecond declension

terū̆ncius

terū̆ncius m (genitive terū̆nciī or terū̆ncī)
Classical[tɛˈruːŋ.ki.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[teˈrun̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.us]

Meaning

  1. a bronze coin valued at three unciae or one-quarter of an as, a “farthing”
  2. something of negligible value, a trifle
  3. a fourth part, a quarter

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeterū̆nciusterū̆nciī
terrūnciī
genitiveterū̆nciī
terū̆ncī, terrūncī, terrūnciī		terū̆nciōrum
terrūnciōrum
dativeterū̆nciō
terrūnciō		terū̆nciīs
terrūnciīs
accusativeterū̆ncium
terrūncium		terū̆nciōs
terrūnciōs
ablativeterū̆nciō
terrūnciō		terū̆nciīs
terrūnciīs
vocativeterū̆ncie
terrūncie		terū̆nciī
terrūnciī

ter-uncĭus, ii, m. (sc. nummus) [uncia].
I. Lit., three twelfths of an as, a quarter - as, Varr. L. L. 5, § 174 Müll.; Plin. 33, 3, 13, § 45.—
2. Transf., a trifle: sic in provinciā nos gerimus, ut nullus teruncius insumatur in quemquam, i. q. not a farthing, not a cent, Cic. Att. 5, 17, 2; 6, 2, 4; id. Fam. 2, 17, 4; id. Fin. 3, 14, 45: non jam teruncii faciunt, Plaut. Capt. 3, 1, 17; App. Mag. p. 323, 14.—
II. Of inheritances, the fourth part: Curius fecit palam te (heredem) ex libellā, me ex teruncio, Cic. Att. 7, 2, 3.

Origins

Substantivisation of the otherwise-unattested adjective *teruncius (“of three twelfths”) in elliptical use for the phrase nummus teruncius (“a three-twelfths coin”), the adjective deriving from ter (“thrice”) + uncia (“a twelfth”) + -us (adjective-forming suffix).

In English words that came into English from terū̆ncius

  • terunciusterū̆ncius

Quick answers

What does terū̆ncius mean in Latin?
terū̆ncius, a noun, means “a bronze coin valued at three unciae or one-quarter of an as, a “farthing”; a fourth part, a quarter”.
What is the genitive of terū̆ncius?
The genitive singular is terū̆nciī. terū̆ncius is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce terū̆ncius?
In classical Latin, [tɛˈruːŋ.ki.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [teˈrun̠ʲ.t͡ʃi.us].