Terentius

Latin

Etymology

From Sabine. Possibly from Latin teres (“polished; smooth”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /teˈren.ti.us/, [t̪ɛˈrɛn̪t̪iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /teˈren.t͡si.us/, [t̪eˈrɛnt̪͡s̪ius]

Proper noun

Terentius m sg (genitive Terentiī or Terentī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Marcus Terentius Varro, a Roman writer

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

1. 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.