-ter

See also: ter, TER, tér, têr, ţer, ter-, and Appendix:Variations of "ter"

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps ultimately from the nominative masculine singular of oppositional adjectives in Proto-Indo-European *-teros; perhaps extended from the suffix in prepositions like inter, praeter.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ter (comparative -tius, superlative -tissime)

  1. -ly; used to form adverbs from adjectives.

Usage notes

The suffix -ter is usually added to a third-declension adjective or participle stem to form an adverb of manner.

Examples:
prudenter (“intelligently, wisely”), from prudēns (“knowing, experienced”)
dissimulanter (“dissemblingly, secretly”), from dissimulāns, present active participle of dissimulō (“dissemble, conceal”)

Synonyms

See also
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