artus
See also: Artus
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥tós (“fitted”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join, fit (together)”). Cognates include Sanskrit ऋत (ṛtá, “order; right, etc.”) and Avestan 𐬀𐬴𐬀 (aṣ̌a, “truth”).
Alternative forms
- arctus (erroneous)
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈar.tus/, [ˈar.tʊs]
Inflection
First/second declension.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
Nominative | artus | arta | artum | artī | artae | arta | |
Genitive | artī | artae | artī | artōrum | artārum | artōrum | |
Dative | artō | artae | artō | artīs | artīs | artīs | |
Accusative | artum | artam | artum | artōs | artās | arta | |
Ablative | artō | artā | artō | artīs | artīs | artīs | |
Vocative | arte | arta | artum | artī | artae | arta |
- comparative: artior, superlative: artissimus
Synonyms
- (narrow): angustus
Etymology 2
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂r̥tús (“that which is fit together; juncture, ordering”), from the root *h₂er- (“to join, fit (together)”). Cognates include Sanskrit ऋतु (ṛtú, “right time, order, rule”), Ancient Greek ἀρτύς (artús, “arranging, arrangement”) and Old Armenian արդ (ard, “ornament, shape”). From the same root also ars, artis (“art”) and arma (“armor”).
Noun
artus m (genitive artūs); fourth declension
Inflection
Fourth declension, dative/ablative plural in -ubus.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | artus | artūs |
Genitive | artūs | artuum |
Dative | artuī | artubus |
Accusative | artum | artūs |
Ablative | artū | artubus |
Vocative | artus | artūs |
Derived terms
- articulāris
- articulārius
- articulātē
References
- artus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- artus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- artus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- artus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to tremble in every limb: omnibus artubus contremiscere
- to fall fast asleep: artus somnus aliquem complectitur (Rep. 6. 10)
- (ambiguous) to sleep soundly (from fatigue): arte, graviter dormire (ex lassitudine)
- (ambiguous) theoretical, speculative philosophy: philosophia, quae in rerum contemplatione versatur, or quae artis praeceptis continetur
- (ambiguous) to have been reduced to a system: arte conclusum esse
- (ambiguous) to be very intimately related: arte (artissime) coniunctum esse
- (ambiguous) a work of art: artis opus; opus arte factum or perfectum
- (ambiguous) the rules of art; aesthetics: artis praecepta, or also simply ars
- (ambiguous) a connoisseur; a specialist: (artis, artium) intellegens, peritus (opp. idiota, a layman)
- (ambiguous) to be very eloquent: dicendi arte florere
- to tremble in every limb: omnibus artubus contremiscere
- De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, pages 55-56
Latvian
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