Terentius

== Latin == === Etymology === From Sabine. Possibly from Latin teres (“polished; smooth”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [tɛˈrɛn.ti.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [teˈrɛn.t͡si.us] === Proper noun === Terentius m sg (genitive Terentiī or Terentī); second declension a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by: Marcus Terentius Varro, a Roman writer Publius Terentius Varro, a Roman poet ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). ==== Derived terms ==== Terentia Terentiānus ==== Descendants ==== Ancient Greek: Τερέντιος (Teréntios) English: Terence French: Térence German: Terenz Italian: Terenzio Portuguese: Terêncio Romanian: Terențiu Russian: Тере́нтий (Teréntij) Spanish: Terencio === Adjective === Terentius (feminine Terentia, neuter Terentium); first/second-declension adjective of or pertaining to the gens Terentia. ==== Declension ==== First/second-declension adjective. === References === “Terentius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “Terentius”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.