Terminus
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See also: terminus
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point”). Doublet of terminus and term.
Proper noun
[edit]Terminus
- (Roman mythology) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia.
- Synonym: terminal figure
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[edit]German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Learned borrowing from Latin terminus.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Terminus m (strong, genitive Terminus, plural Termini)
- term (word or phrase, especially one from a specialized area of knowledge, i.e., a technical term)
- Synonyms: Fachausdruck, Fachbegriff, Fachbezeichnung, Fachwort, Kunstwort, Terminus technicus
Declension
[edit]Declension of Terminus [masculine, strong]
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[edit]Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Proprialisation of terminus (“a boundary, a limit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈter.mi.nus/, [ˈt̪ɛrmɪnʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈter.mi.nus/, [ˈt̪ɛrminus]
Proper noun
[edit]Terminus m sg (genitive Terminī); second declension
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