conterraneus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From con- (“with, together”) + terra (“land, country”) + -āneus (“-aneous”, adjectival suffix for relationship).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /kon.terˈraː.ne.us/, [kɔn̪t̪ɛrˈräːneʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /kon.terˈra.ne.us/, [kon̪t̪erˈräːneus]
Noun
[edit]conterrāneus m (genitive conterrāneī); second declension (nominalized)
- fellow countryman
- Synonym: congerrō
Inflection
[edit]Second-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | conterrāneus | conterrāneī |
Genitive | conterrāneī | conterrāneōrum |
Dative | conterrāneō | conterrāneīs |
Accusative | conterrāneum | conterrāneōs |
Ablative | conterrāneō | conterrāneīs |
Vocative | conterrānee | conterrāneī |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- → Italian: conterraneo
- → Portuguese: conterrâneo
References
[edit]- “conterraneus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press