alternus

Esperanto

Verb

alternus

  1. conditional of alterni

Latin

Etymology

From alter (“other”) +‎ -rnus.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /alˈter.nus/, [aɫˈtɛr.nʊs]

Adjective

alternus (feminine alterna, neuter alternum); first/second declension

  1. alternate (one after the other), successive
  2. interchangeable
  3. mutual, reciprocal

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative alternus alterna alternum alternī alternae alterna
Genitive alternī alternae alternī alternōrum alternārum alternōrum
Dative alternō alternō alternīs
Accusative alternum alternam alternum alternōs alternās alterna
Ablative alternō alternā alternō alternīs
Vocative alterne alterna alternum alternī alternae alterna

Descendants

References
  • alternus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • alternus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • alternus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • every other day: alternis diebus
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