termino

See also: término, terminó, and terminò

Bikol Central

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish término.

Noun

termino

1. term
   1. duration of a set length; period in office of fixed length
   2. a word or phrase, especially one from a specialised area of knowledge
2. tenure
3. limit

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [tərˈmi.nu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [tərˈmi.no]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [teɾˈmi.no]

Verb

termino

1. first-person singular present indicative of terminar

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish término, from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end, in Medieval Latin also a time, period, word, covenant, etc.”).

The sense "set time limit" is a semantic loan from English term.

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧no
• IPA^(key): /ˌteɾmiˈno/ [ˌt̪iɾ̪.mɪˈn̪o]

Noun

términó

1. term (word or phrase, especially one from a special used area of knowledge)
2. term (period in office)

Related terms

• terminal
• terminolohiya

Esperanto

Etymology

Borrowed from German Termin, Russian те́рмин (términ) and Polish termin, from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [terˈmino]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧no

Noun

termino (accusative singular terminon, plural terminoj, accusative plural terminojn)

1. term

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto termino, English terminus, French terminus, German Terminus, Termin, Italian termine, Russian термин (termin), Spanish término, all ultimately from Latin terminus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /terˈmino/

Noun

termino (plural termini)

1. boundary; terminus, farthest point
2. (grammar) term
3. (logic, in syllogism) the major premise, minor premise or the middle
4. (mathematics) term
5. (mythology) divinity represented in a human form sculpted in blocks of stone

Derived terms

• terminaro (“terminology”)

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛr.mi.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛrmino
• Hyphenation: tèr‧mi‧no

Verb

termino

1. first-person singular present indicative of terminare

Anagrams

• mentirò, mentori, morenti, rimonte, tremino

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mi.noː/, [ˈt̪ɛrmɪnoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.mi.no/, [ˈt̪ɛrmino]

Etymology 1

From terminus (“bound, limit; end”) +‎ -ō.

Verb

terminō (present infinitive termināre, perfect active termināvī, supine terminātum); first conjugation

1. to mark off (by boundaries), set bounds to; bound, limit
2. to define, fix, determine, circumscribe
3. to close, finish, end, terminate

Conjugation

Conjugation of terminō (first conjugation)
indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	terminō	terminās	terminat	termināmus	terminātis	terminant
	imperfect	terminābam	terminābās	terminābat	terminābāmus	terminābātis	terminābant
	future	terminābō	terminābis	terminābit	terminābimus	terminābitis	terminābunt
	perfect	termināvī	termināvistī	termināvit	termināvimus	termināvistis	termināvērunt, termināvēre
	pluperfect	termināveram	termināverās	termināverat	termināverāmus	termināverātis	termināverant
	future perfect	termināverō	termināveris	termināverit	termināverimus	termināveritis	termināverint
passive	present	terminor	termināris, termināre	terminātur	termināmur	termināminī	terminantur
	imperfect	terminābar	terminābāris, terminābāre	terminābātur	terminābāmur	terminābāminī	terminābantur
	future	terminābor	termināberis, terminābere	terminābitur	terminābimur	terminābiminī	terminābuntur
	perfect	terminātus + present active indicative of sum
	pluperfect	terminātus + imperfect active indicative of sum
	future perfect	terminātus + future active indicative of sum
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	terminem	terminēs	terminet	terminēmus	terminētis	terminent
	imperfect	terminārem	terminārēs	termināret	terminārēmus	terminārētis	terminārent
	perfect	termināverim	termināverīs	termināverit	termināverīmus	termināverītis	termināverint
	pluperfect	termināvissem	termināvissēs	termināvisset	termināvissēmus	termināvissētis	termināvissent
passive	present	terminer	terminēris, terminēre	terminētur	terminēmur	terminēminī	terminentur
	imperfect	terminārer	terminārēris, terminārēre	terminārētur	terminārēmur	terminārēminī	terminārentur
	perfect	terminātus + present active subjunctive of sum
	pluperfect	terminātus + imperfect active subjunctive of sum
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	terminā	—	—	termināte	—
	future	—	terminātō	terminātō	—	terminātōte	terminantō
passive	present	—	termināre	—	—	termināminī	—
	future	—	terminātor	terminātor	—	—	terminantor
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		termināre	termināvisse	terminātūrum esse	terminārī	terminātum esse	terminātum īrī
participles		termināns	—	terminātūrus	—	terminātus	terminandus
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		terminandī	terminandō	terminandum	terminandō	terminātum	terminātū

Derived terms

• determinō
• disterminō
• exterminō
• interminor
• terminātē
• terminātiō
• terminātor
• terminātus

 

Related terms

• terminālis

Descendants

• → English: terminate
• → French: terminer
• → Galician: terminar
• → Italian: terminare
• → Piedmontese: terminé
• → Portuguese: terminar
• → Romanian: termina
• → Spanish: terminar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Noun

terminō

1. dative/ablative singular of terminus

References

• “termino”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “termino”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• termino in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[1], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • this word ends in a long syllable: haec vox longa syllaba terminatur, in longam syllabam cadit, exit
    

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁˈmĩ.nu/ [teɦˈmĩ.nu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /teʁˈmĩ.nu/ [teɦˈmĩ.nu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /teɾˈmĩ.nu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /teʁˈmĩ.nu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /teɻˈmi.no/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /tɨɾˈmi.nu/

• Rhymes: -inu, (Brazil) -ĩnu
• Hyphenation: ter‧mi‧no

Verb

termino

1. first-person singular present indicative of terminar

Spanish

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /teɾˈmino/ [t̪eɾˈmi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: ter‧mi‧no

Verb

termino

1. first-person singular present indicative of terminar

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish término, from Latin terminus (“a bound, boundary, limit, end, in Medieval Latin also a time, period, word, covenant, etc.”).

The sense "period in office" is a semantic loan from English term.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈteɾmino/ [ˌt̪ɛɾ.mɪˈn̪o]
• Rhymes: -eɾmino
• Syllabification: ter‧mi‧no

Noun

términó (Baybayin spelling ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜈᜓ)

1. term (word or phrase)

   Synonyms: katawagan, tawag, salita

2. term; condition (limitation, restriction, or regulation in a contract)

   Synonyms: probisyon, tadhana

3. term (period in office)

Related terms

• terminal
• terminolohiya

Further reading

• “termino”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018