thera
Old Saxon
editDeterminer
editthera
Pali
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Etymology
editFrom Sanskrit स्थविर (sthavira).
Noun
editthera m
- elder, senior
- a monk who has spent ten (10) years from his upasampadā
Declension
editDeclension table of "thera" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | thero | therā |
Accusative (second) | theraṃ | there |
Instrumental (third) | therena | therehi or therebhi |
Dative (fourth) | therassa or therāya or theratthaṃ | therānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | therasmā or theramhā or therā | therehi or therebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | therassa | therānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | therasmiṃ or theramhi or there | theresu |
Vocative (calling) | thera | therā |
Adjective
editthera
- old, elder
Declension
editDeclension table of "thera" (masculine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | thero | therā |
Accusative (second) | theraṃ | there |
Instrumental (third) | therena | therehi or therebhi |
Dative (fourth) | therassa or therāya or theratthaṃ | therānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | therasmā or theramhā or therā | therehi or therebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | therassa | therānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | therasmiṃ or theramhi or there | theresu |
Vocative (calling) | thera | therā |
Declension table of "therī" (feminine)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | therī | theriyo or therī |
Accusative (second) | theriṃ or theriyaṃ | theriyo or therī |
Instrumental (third) | theriyā | therīhi or therībhi |
Dative (fourth) | theriyā | therīnaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | theriyā | therīhi or therībhi |
Genitive (sixth) | theriyā | therīnaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | theriyā or theriyaṃ | therīsu |
Vocative (calling) | theri | theriyo or therī |
Declension table of "thera" (neuter)
Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative (first) | theraṃ | therāni |
Accusative (second) | theraṃ | therāni |
Instrumental (third) | therena | therehi or therebhi |
Dative (fourth) | therassa or therāya or theratthaṃ | therānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | therasmā or theramhā or therā | therehi or therebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | therassa | therānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | therasmiṃ or theramhi or there | theresu |
Vocative (calling) | thera | therāni |
Further reading
edit- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “thera”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead