terminus

termin-us ‘Abgrenzung; Ende, Grenzstein’, 'Festlegung, Bestimmung, Fachbegriff ...'

lat. ‘Grenzstein, Grenze, Ende, Schluß’,

mlat. auch ‘Gebiet, Maß, festgesetzter Zeitpunkt’ sowie ‘Aussage, Ausspruch, Wort’.

From Proto-Italic *termenos, from Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ (“boundary”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τέρμα (térma, “a goal”), τέρμων (térmōn, “a border”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mi.nus/, [ˈt̪ɛrmɪnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mi.nus/, [ˈt̪ɛrminus]

Noun

terminus m (genitive terminī); second declension

1. a boundary, limit, end [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: fīnis, līmes, mēta, dēfīnītiō, granicia

2. (Medieval Latin) word, term, definition [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: verbum, dēfīnītiō

3. (Medieval Latin) due date, a time to convene [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: diēs, conventus

4. (Medieval Latin) mode, wise, fashion, manner [ synonyms ▲]

   Synonyms: ratiō, modus, fōrma

Declension

Second-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	terminus	terminī
Genitive	terminī	terminōrum
Dative	terminō	terminīs
Accusative	terminum	terminōs
Ablative	terminō	terminīs
Vocative	termine	terminī