Terminus
German, noun/ˈtɛʁmiːnʊs/
Terminus is spelled T-E-R-M-I-N-U-S (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written German, the 29,051st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Terminus is a German masculine noun meaning “term (word or phrase, especially one from a specialized area of knowledge, i.e., a technical term)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “Wort der Fachsprache eines (wissenschaftlichen) Sachgebietes”.
What does Terminus mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculineterm (word or phrase, especially one from a specialized area of knowledge, i.e., a technical term)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Wort der Fachsprache eines (wissenschaftlichen) Sachgebietes
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Terminus
- Termini plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Terminus?
- /ˈtɛʁmiːnʊs/
- [ˈtɛʁminʊs]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Terminus
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Terminus in German?
Terminus appears 1.5 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).