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
Declension table of "thera" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)therotherā
Accusative (second)theraṃthere
Instrumental (third)therenatherehi or therebhi
Dative (fourth)therassa or therāya or theratthaṃtherānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)therasmā or theramhā or therātherehi or therebhi
Genitive (sixth)therassatherānaṃ
Locative (seventh)therasmiṃ or theramhi or theretheresu
Vocative (calling)theratherā

Adjective

thera

  1. old, elder
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