ternagus

== Latin == === Etymology === Unknown; possibly from Paleo-Hispanic. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.na.ɡʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.na.ɡus] === Noun === ternagus m (genitive ternagī); second declension (Iberia, dialectal, mining) The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include: exploratory shaft 2nd century CE, Lex Metalli Vipascensis, in CLI II, 5181, II, 53–55 ==== Usage notes ==== The linguist J. N. Adams considers it likely that the term was a technical term pertaining to mining and possibly a dialectal regionalism restricted to Iberia. However, it is possible that the term was used in other areas of the empire. ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun. === References === Adams, J. N. (2007), The Regional Diversification of Latin 200 BC - AD 600‎[1], Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 424