nuntius
Latin
Alternative forms
- nontius, nountius, nūncius
Etymology
- Contracted from noventius, from an obsolete noveō, from novus.
- Others refer it to Proto-Indo-European *new- (“to nod”), same source as Latin *nuō, Ancient Greek νεύω (neúō, “to beckon, nod”) and Old Irish noid (“make known”)[1], though this is rejected by De Vaan.[2]
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnuːn.ti.us/, [ˈnuːn.ti.ʊs]
Noun
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nūntius | nūntiī |
| Genitive | nūntiī nūntī1 |
nūntiōrum |
| Dative | nūntiō | nūntiīs |
| Accusative | nūntium | nūntiōs |
| Ablative | nūntiō | nūntiīs |
| Vocative | nūntie | nūntiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
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Descendants
References
- nuntius in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- nuntius in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- nuntius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- nuntius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to separate, be divorced (used of man or woman): nuntium remittere alicui (De Or. 1. 40)
- to separate, be divorced (used of man or woman): nuntium remittere alicui (De Or. 1. 40)
- Tucker, T.G., Etymological Dictionary of Latin, Ares Publishers
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill
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