Terminus

See also: terminus

English

An emblem of Terminus from 1621

Etymology

From terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point”)

Proper noun

Terminus

1. (Roman mythology) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia

Derived terms

• term
• terminal
• terminal figure

Related terms

• terminate
• termination

Anagrams

• muntries, numerist, run times, run-times, runtimes, unmiters, unmitres

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German

Etymology

From Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʁmiːnʊs/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: Ter‧mi‧nus

Noun

Terminus m (genitive Terminus, plural Termini)

1. term (word or phrase, especially one from a specialized area of knowledge, i.e., a technical term)

Synonyms

• Fachausdruck
• Fachbegriff
• Fachbezeichnung
• Fachterminus (colloquially: Fachterm)
• Fachwort
• Terminus technicus

Derived terms

• Fachterminus
• Terminus technicus

See also

• Termin
• Terminus ad quem
• Terminus ante quem
• Terminus a quo
• Terminus post quem

Further reading

• “Terminus” in Duden online
• “Terminus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Latin

Etymology

From terminus (“a boundary, a limit”).

Proper noun

Terminus

1. (Roman mythology) the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus (“a boundary, a limit”)