veternus

Latin

Etymology

From vetus (“old”) +‎ -nus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /u̯eˈter.nus/, [u̯ɛˈt̪ɛrnʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /veˈter.nus/, [veˈt̪ɛrnus]

Noun

veternus m (genitive veternī); second declension

1. old age
2. lethargy, listlessness, somnolence

Declension

Second-declension noun.

	singular	plural
nominative	veternus	veternī
genitive	veternī	veternōrum
dative	veternō	veternīs
accusative	veternum	veternōs
ablative	veternō	veternīs
vocative	veterne	veternī

References

• “veternus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “veternus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• veternus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.