amanuensis
English
Etymology
From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) + manus (“hand”) + -ensis (“of or from (a place)”).
Pronunciation
- enPR: ə-măn'yo͞o-ĕnʹsĭs
- Hyphenation: a‧man‧u‧en‧sis
Noun
amanuensis (plural amanuenses)
- One employed to take dictation, or copy manuscripts.
- A clerk, secretary or stenographer, or scribe.
- 1910, Emerson Hough, chapter I, in The Purchase Price: Or The Cause of Compromise, Indianapolis, Ind.: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, OCLC 639762314, page 0088:
- “[…] We are engaged in a great work, a treatise on our river fortifications, perhaps? But since when did army officers afford the luxury of amanuenses in this simple republic? […]”
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- For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:amanuensis.
Translations
one employed to take dictation
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a clerk, secretary or stenographer
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References
- Gamble, Harry Y. “Amanuensis.” Anchor Bible Dictionary. Vol. 1. Ed. David Noel Freedman. New York: Doubleday, 1992.
- Longenecker, Richard N. “Ancient Amanuenses and the Pauline Epistles.” New Dimensions in New Testament Study. Eds. Richard N. Longenecker and Merrill C. Tenney. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1974. 281-97. idem, “On the Form, Function, and Authority of the New Testament Letters.” Scripture and Truth. Eds. D.A. Carson and John D. Woodbridge. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983. 101-14.
Danish
Etymology
From Latin āmanuēnsis (“secretary”), from ab- (“from, off (of)”) + manus (“hand”) + -ensis (“of or from (a place)”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [amanuˈɛnsis]
Noun
amanuensis c (singular definite amanuensen or amanuensissen, plural indefinite amanuenser)
- A teacher at an institute of higher education with a time-limited position (usually three years).
- An assistent with a scientific education, e.g. to a doctor in private practice.
Inflection
Declension of amanuensis
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | amanuensis | amanuensen | amanuenser | amanuenserne |
genitive | amanuensis' | amanuensens | amanuensers | amanuensernes |
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /aː.ma.nuˈen.sis/, [aː.ma.nʊˈẽː.sɪs]
Usage notes
Originally used for a slave at his master's personal service 'within hand reach', performing any command. Later, it was specifically applied to intimately trusted servants (also many freedmen) acting as a personal secretary.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | āmanuēnsis | āmanuēnsēs |
Genitive | āmanuēnsis | āmanuēnsium |
Dative | āmanuēnsī | āmanuēnsibus |
Accusative | āmanuēnsem | āmanuēnsēs āmanuēnsīs |
Ablative | āmanuēnse | āmanuēnsibus |
Vocative | āmanuēnsis | āmanuēnsēs |
Descendants
- Catalan: amanuense
- English: amanuensis
- Italian: amanuense
- Portuguese: amanuense
- Spanish: amanuense
References
- amanuensis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- amanuensis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- amanuensis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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