ternio

Latin

Etymology

Derived from ternī (“three each”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈter.ni.oː/, [ˈt̪ɛrnioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.ni.o/, [ˈt̪ɛrnio]

Noun

terniō m (genitive terniōnis); third declension

1. The number three on a die
2. a set of three
3. a ternion

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	terniō	terniōnēs
Genitive	terniōnis	terniōnum
Dative	terniōnī	terniōnibus
Accusative	terniōnem	terniōnēs
Ablative	terniōne	terniōnibus
Vocative	terniō	terniōnēs

References

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