veteres

See also: Veteres

Latin

Etymology

From vetus (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.te.reːs/, [ˈu̯ɛt̪ɛreːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.te.res/, [ˈvɛːt̪eres]

Noun

veterēs m pl (genitive veterum); third declension

1. the ancients, men of old, forefathers

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	veterēs
Genitive	veterum
Dative	veteribus
Accusative	veterēs
Ablative	veteribus
Vocative	veterēs

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) veterēs

1. nominative masculine plural of vetus
2. nominative feminine plural of vetus
3. accusative masculine plural of vetus
4. accusative feminine plural of vetus
5. vocative masculine plural of vetus
6. vocative feminine plural of vetus

Related terms

• vetera
• vetus

References

• veteres in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)