tellus

== Latin == === Etymology === Uncertain. The term is unique in being the only polysyllabic s-stem with a long ū-vowel in the suffix. De Vaan suggests that the term may derive from an original Proto-Indo-European *-us stem term that was later extended with an s-suffix. Ultimately, De Vaan suggests a possible derivation from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“to bear, carry”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛl.luːs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛl.lus] === Noun === tellūs f (genitive tellūris); third declension earth, ground, soil Synonyms: terra, solum, humus Earth, globe, world country, district, region, land ==== Declension ==== Third-declension noun. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → French: tellure (learned) → Italian: tellure === References === “tellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “tellus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers "tellus", 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) “tellus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. “tellus”, in The Perseus Project (1999), Perseus Encyclopedia‎[1] “tellus”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper’s Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers “tellus”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray