Terminus

See also: terminus

English

An emblem of Terminus from 1621

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus (“a boundary or border, a limit or point”). Doublet of terminus and term.

Proper noun

Terminus

1. (Roman mythology) The god of boundaries and landmarks, focus of the important Roman festival of Terminalia.

   Synonym: terminal figure

Related terms

• terminal
• terminate
• termination

Anagrams

• minuters, muntries, muster in, numerist, run times, run-times, runtimes, unmiters, unmitres

German

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛʁmiːnʊs/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: Ter‧mi‧nus

Noun

Terminus m (strong, genitive Terminus, plural Termini)

1. term (word or phrase, especially one from a specialized area of knowledge, i.e., a technical term)

   Synonyms: Fachausdruck, Fachbegriff, Fachbezeichnung, Fachwort, Terminus technicus

Declension

Declension of Terminus [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Terminus	die	Termini
genitive	eines	des	Terminus	der	Termini
dative	einem	dem	Terminus	den	Termini
accusative	einen	den	Terminus	die	Termini

Synonyms

• Fachterminus (colloquially: Fachterm)

Derived terms

• Fachterminus
• Terminus technicus

See also

• Termin
• Terminus ad quem
• Terminus ante quem
• Terminus a quo
• Terminus post quem

Further reading

• “Terminus” in Duden online
• “Terminus” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Latin

Etymology

Proprialisation of terminus (“a boundary, a limit”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mi.nus/, [ˈt̪ɛrmɪnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mi.nus/, [ˈt̪ɛrminus]

Proper noun

Terminus m sg (genitive Terminī); second declension

1. (Roman mythology) the deity presiding over boundaries; a personification of the term terminus (“a boundary, a limit”)