Termes

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See also: termes and termés

Translingual

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Etymology

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From the Late Latin termes, late variant of the Classical Latin tarmes (woodworm), used by Linnaeus.

Proper noun

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Termes m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Termitidae.

Usage notes

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  • Termites are not well described. This genus name has been used to include a large number of termites, not necessarily properly associated with the genus as described by Linnaeus.

Hypernyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: termes

References

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Latin

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Etymology 1

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Termes n (indeclinable)

  1. Lerma (a town in Hispania Tarraconensis)
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Derived terms
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Descendants
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References

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  • Termes³”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Termes² in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Etymology 2

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(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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Termēs f sg (genitive Termētis); third declension

  1. a town in Ionia
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Declension
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Third-declension noun, with locative, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Termēs
Genitive Termētis
Dative Termētī
Accusative Termētem
Ablative Termēte
Vocative Termēs
Locative Termētī
Termēte

References

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  • Termes³”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • Termēs³ in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Anagrams

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