veteranus

Latin

Alternative forms
  • vetrānus (Late or Vulgar Latin)

Etymology

Derived from vetus (“old, aged”) +‎ -ānus (“noun forming suffix”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /we.teˈraː.nus/, [wɛ.tɛˈraː.nʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ve.teˈra.nus/, [ve.teˈraː.nus]

Adjective

veterānus (feminine veterāna, neuter veterānum); first/second declension

  1. old, veteran

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative veterānus veterāna veterānum veterānī veterānae veterāna
Genitive veterānī veterānae veterānī veterānōrum veterānārum veterānōrum
Dative veterānō veterānae veterānō veterānīs veterānīs veterānīs
Accusative veterānum veterānam veterānum veterānōs veterānās veterāna
Ablative veterānō veterānā veterānō veterānīs veterānīs veterānīs
Vocative veterāne veterāna veterānum veterānī veterānae veterāna

Descendants

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