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terrenus

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Etymology

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    Perhaps from Proto-Italic *terzeznos, from *terzos +‎ *-nos, the first of which from Proto-Indo-European *tersos, neuter s-stem to the root *ters- (“dry”).[1]
    Alternatively, from the locative form *terrai of terra and -nus.[2]

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

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    terrēnus (feminine terrēna, neuter terrēnum); first/second-declension adjective

    1. earthly
    2. terrestrial

    Declension

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    First/second-declension adjective.

    Derived terms

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    References

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    1. ^ Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “terrenus”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), 3rd edition, volume II, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 674
    2. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008), “terra”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 616: “Derivatives > line 2 > terrēnus”

    Further reading

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    • “terrēnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “terrēnus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • "terrenus", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
    • “terrēnus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, pages 1,560–1.
    • “terrēnus” on page 1,928 of the Oxford Latin Dictionary (1st ed., 1968–82)
    • Niermeyer, Jan Frederik (1976), “terrenus”, in Mediae Latinitatis Lexicon Minus, Leiden, Boston: E. J. Brill, page 1,024/1