thera

See also: Thera and þéra

Old Saxon

Determiner

thera

1. genitive feminine singular of thē

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀣𑁂𑀭 (Brahmi script)
• थेर (Devanagari script)
• থের (Bengali script)
• ථෙර (Sinhalese script)
• ထေရ (Burmese script)
• เถร or เถระ (Thai script)
• ᨳᩮᩁ (Tai Tham script)
• ເຖຣ or ເຖຣະ (Lao script)
• ថេរ (Khmer script)
• 𑄗𑄬𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्थविर (sthavira).

Noun

thera m

1. elder, senior
2. a monk who has spent ten (10) years from his upasampadā

Declension

Declension table of "thera" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
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

thera

1. old, elder

Declension

Declension table of "thera" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
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
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
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

• Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “thera”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead