terminus

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Related terms 1.3 Anagrams 2 Latin 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 2.2.1 Inflection 2.2.2 Derived terms 2.2.3 Related terms 2.2.4 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin terminus (“‘boundary, limit’”). From the god Terminus who presided over boundaries.

[edit] Noun

terminus (plural termini or terminuses)

1. The end or final point of something.
2. The end point of a transportation system, or the town or city in which it is located.
3. A boundary or border, or a post or stone marking such a boundary.

[edit] Related terms

• terminate
• terminations
• terminus a quo
• terminus ante quem

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: eimnrstu
• runtimes, run times

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈter.mi.nus/

[edit] Noun

terminus (genitive terminī); m, second declension

1. boundary, limit, end

[edit] Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	terminus	terminī
genitive	terminī	terminōrum
dative	terminō	terminīs
accusative	terminum	terminōs
ablative	terminō	terminīs
vocative	termine	terminī

[edit] Derived terms

• conterminus
• terminālis
• terminō

[edit] Related terms

terminātē terminātiō

terminātor terminātus

[edit] Descendants

• English: terminus
• Italian: termine
• Spanish: término