tergus
Latin
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Indo-European *tragʰ- (“to draw, drag”). Cognates include Ancient Greek τρέχω (trékhō) and possibly τράχηλος (trákhēlos), English drag, draw, trigger, track and Latin trahō.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈter.ɡus/, [ˈt̪ɛrɡʊs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈter.ɡus/, [ˈt̪ɛrɡus]
Noun
tergus n (genitive tergoris); third declension
- back, rear
- hide, skin
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, imparisyllabic non-i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | tergus | tergora |
| Genitive | tergoris | tergorum |
| Dative | tergorī | tergoribus |
| Accusative | tergus | tergora |
| Ablative | tergore | tergoribus |
| Vocative | tergus | tergora |
Derived terms
- tergum
References
- “tergus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “tergus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- tergus 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)
- tergus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette