Terentius
Latin
Etymology
From Sabine. Possibly from Latin teres (“polished; smooth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛˈrɛn.ti.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [t̪eˈrɛn.t̪͡s̪i.us]
Proper noun
Terentius m sg (genitive Terentiī or Terentī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Marcus Terentius Varro, a Roman writer
- Publius Terentius Varro, a Roman poet
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Terentius |
| genitive | Terentiī Terentī1 |
| dative | Terentiō |
| accusative | Terentium |
| ablative | Terentiō |
| vocative | Terentī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
- Terentia
- Terentiānus
Descendants
- Ancient Greek: Τερέντιος (Teréntios)
- English: Terence
- French: Térence
- German: Terenz
- Italian: Terenzio
- Portuguese: Terêncio
- Romanian: Terențiu
- Russian: Тере́нтий (Teréntij)
- Spanish: Terencio
Adjective
Terentius (feminine Terentia, neuter Terentium); first/second-declension adjective
- of or pertaining to the gens Terentia.
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | Terentius | Terentia | Terentium | Terentiī | Terentiae | Terentia | |
| genitive | Terentiī | Terentiae | Terentiī | Terentiōrum | Terentiārum | Terentiōrum | |
| dative | Terentiō | Terentiae | Terentiō | Terentiīs | |||
| accusative | Terentium | Terentiam | Terentium | Terentiōs | Terentiās | Terentia | |
| ablative | Terentiō | Terentiā | Terentiō | Terentiīs | |||
| vocative | Terentie | Terentia | Terentium | Terentiī | Terentiae | Terentia | |
References
- “Terentius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Terentius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.