thera

See also: Thera and þéra

Old Saxon

Determiner

thera

  1. genitive feminine singular of thē

Pali

Alternative forms
Alternative forms
  • 𑀣𑁂𑀭 (Brahmi script)
  • थेर (Devanagari script)
  • থের (Bengali script)
  • ථෙර (Sinhalese script)
  • ထေရ (Burmese script)
  • เถร or เถระ (Thai script)
  • ᨳᩮᩁ (Tai Tham script)
  • ເຖຣ or ເຖຣະ (Lao script)
  • ថេរ (Khmer script)
  • 𑄗𑄬𑄢 (Chakma script)

Etymology

From Sanskrit स्थविर (sthavira).

Noun

thera m

  1. elder, senior
  2. a monk who has spent ten (10) years from his upasampadā

Declension

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Adjective

thera

  1. old, elder

Declension

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Declension table of "therī" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)therītheriyo or therī
Accusative (second)theriṃ or theriyaṃtheriyo or therī
Instrumental (third)theriyātherīhi or therībhi
Dative (fourth)theriyātherīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)theriyātherīhi or therībhi
Genitive (sixth)theriyātherīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)theriyā or theriyaṃtherīsu
Vocative (calling)theritheriyo or therī

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Further reading
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925), “thera”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
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