tersum
Dictionary entries
- Entry →tersus, tersa, tersum:
Adjective · 1st declension
- Frequency:
- Lesser
neat, spruce;
acc. sg. (m.)acc. sg. (n.)nom. sg. (n.)voc. sg. (n.) - Entry →tergeo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 2nd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse;
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part. - Entry →tergo, tergere, tersi, tersus:
Verb · 3rd conjugation
- Frequency:
- Lesser
rub, wipe; wipe off, wipe dry; clean, cleanse (sometimes tergeo);
acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg. perf. pass. part.acc. sg.nom. sg. perf. pass. part.voc. sg. perf. pass. part.
Examples
Liber XII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...quod libris dedicatum in exemplum edatur et tersum ac limatum et ad legem ac regulam compositum esse oportere..."Liber IX
Gaius Plinius Caecilius Secundus (Pliny the Younger) from EPISTVLARVM LIBRI DECEM
"...elegos eius in manus sumpseris, leges opus tersum molle iucundum, et plane in Properti domo scriptum. Nuper..."
