veteranus

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From vetus, veteris (old, aged) +‎ -ānus (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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veterānus (feminine veterāna, neuter veterānum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. old, veteran

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative veterānus veterāna veterānum veterānī veterānae veterāna
Genitive veterānī veterānae veterānī veterānōrum veterānārum veterānōrum
Dative veterānō veterānō veterānīs
Accusative veterānum veterānam veterānum veterānōs veterānās veterāna
Ablative veterānō veterānā veterānō veterānīs
Vocative veterāne veterāna veterānum veterānī veterānae veterāna
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Descendants

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References

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  • veteranus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • veteranus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • veteranus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
    • veterans; experienced troops: vetus miles, veteranus miles