alternus

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Verb

alternus

  1. conditional of alterni

Latin

Etymology

From alter (“other”) +‎ -nus.

Pronunciation

Adjective

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

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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
  • Catalan: altern
  • English: altern
  • Spanish: alterno

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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