veteres

See also: Veteres

Latin

Etymology

From vetus (“old”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈu̯e.te.reːs/, [ˈu̯ɛt̪ɛreːs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈve.te.res/, [ˈvɛːt̪eres]

Noun

veterēs m pl (genitive veterum); third declension

1. the ancients, men of old, forefathers

Declension

Third-declension noun, plural only.

Case	Plural
Nominative	veterēs
Genitive	veterum
Dative	veteribus
Accusative	veterēs
Ablative	veteribus
Vocative	veterēs

Adjective

veterēs

1. nominative/accusative/vocative masculine/feminine plural of vetus

Related terms

• vetera
• vetus

References

• veteres in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)