Tertius

Latin

Etymology

From tertius (“the third”).

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Tertius m (genitive Tertiī or Tertī, feminine Tertia); second declension

  1. a Roman praenomen[1]
  2. a Roman cognomen[1]

Usage notes

  • Occasionally abbreviated TERT.

Declension

Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative Tertius Tertiī
genitive Tertiī
Tertī1 		Tertiōrum
dative Tertiō Tertiīs
accusative Tertium Tertiōs
ablative Tertiō Tertiīs
vocative Tertī Tertiī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

See also

Roman praenomina: praenominaedit

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lindley Richard Dean (1916), A Study of the Cognomina of Soldiers in the Roman Legions, page 53,79: “[page 53:] Tertius. For the use of Tertius as a praenomen, vid. CIL XIII 6939. Twenty-two examples of the use of Tertius as a cognomen have been collected. […]
    [page 79:] The numeral adjectives Primus, Secundus, Tertius, and Sextus were employed as praenomina at one time.    ”

Further reading

  • 1896, James Chidester Egbert, Introduction to the Study of Latin Inscriptions, London; Longmans, Green & Company, page 88:
    Although the common praenomina were employed in naming the first four sons, nevertheless the following were used, finally with loss of original meaning : Primus PR or PRI / Secundus. / Tertius (abbreviated in one instance), TERT / Quartus, QVAR or QVART / Quintus. / Sextus. […]
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