-ter

See also: ter, TER, tér, têr, țer, ter-, and Appendix:Variations of "ter"

Latin

Alternative forms

• -iter

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from the nominative masculine singular of oppositional adjectives in Proto-Indo-European *-teros; perhaps extended from the suffix in prepositions like inter, praeter.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ter/, [t̪ɛr]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ter/, [t̪er]

Suffix

-ter (comparative -tius, superlative -tissimē)

1. -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.

Usage notes

The suffix -ter is usually added to a third-declension adjective or participle stem to form an adverb of manner.

Examples:

prudenter (“intelligently, wisely”), from prudēns (“knowing, experienced”)

dissimulanter (“dissemblingly, secretly”), from dissimulāns, present active participle of dissimulō (“dissemble, conceal”)

Synonyms

• (-ly): -ē, -er, -ō

See also

Latin terms suffixed with -ter