thera
See also: Thera and þéra
Old Saxon
Determiner
thera
- genitive feminine singular of thē
Pali
Alternative forms
Alternative forms
- 𑀣𑁂𑀭 (Brahmi script)
- थेर (Devanagari script)
- থের (Bengali script)
- ථෙර (Sinhalese script)
- ထေရ (Burmese script)
- เถร (Thai script)
- ᨳᩮᩁ (Tai Tham script)
- ថេរ (Khmer script)
Etymology
From Sanskrit स्थविर (sthavira).
Noun
thera m
- elder, senior
- a monk who has spent ten (10) years from his upasampadā
Declension
Declension table of "thera" (masculine)
Case \\ Number | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative (first) | thero | therā |
Accusative (second) | theraṃ | there |
Instrumental (third) | therena | therehi or therebhi |
Dative (fourth) | therassa or therāya or theratthaṃ | therānaṃ |
Ablative (fifth) | therasmā or theramhā or therā | therehi or therebhi |
Genitive (sixth) | therassa | therānaṃ |
Locative (seventh) | therasmiṃ or theramhi or there | theresu |
Vocative (calling) | thera | therā |
Adjective
thera
- old, elder