conterraneus
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From con- (“with, together”) + terra (“land, country”) + -āneus (“-aneous”, adjectival suffix for relationship).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /kon.terˈraː.ne.us/, [kɔn̪t̪ɛrˈräːneʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.terˈra.ne.us/, [kon̪t̪erˈräːneus]
Noun edit
conterrāneus m (genitive conterrāneī); second declension (nominalized)
- fellow countryman
- Synonym: congerrō
Inflection edit
Second-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | conterrāneus | conterrāneī |
| Genitive | conterrāneī | conterrāneōrum |
| Dative | conterrāneō | conterrāneīs |
| Accusative | conterrāneum | conterrāneōs |
| Ablative | conterrāneō | conterrāneīs |
| Vocative | conterrānee | conterrāneī |
Related terms edit
Descendants edit
- → Italian: conterraneo
- → Portuguese: conterrâneo
References edit
- “conterraneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press