terrae motus

== Latin == === Alternative forms === terraemōtus (univerbation) === Etymology === Literally, “movement of the earth”. Calque of Ancient Greek γῆς σεισμός (gês seismós). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.rae̯ ˈmoː.tʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈtɛr.re ˈmɔː.tus] === Noun === terrae mōtus m (genitive terrae mōtūs); fourth declension earthquake ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable portion with a fourth-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== === References === “terrae motus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press