Tertius

== Latin == === Etymology === From tertius (“the third”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.ti.ʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.t͡si.us] === Proper noun === Tertius m (genitive Tertiī or Tertī, feminine Tertia); second declension a Roman praenomen a Roman cognomen ==== Usage notes ==== Occasionally abbreviated TERT. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. 1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age). === See also === === References === === Further reading ===