ensis
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂n̥sis. Cognate with Ancient Greek ἄσις (ásis, “slime, mud”), Sanskrit असित (ásita, “dark, black”), असि (asi, “sword”), and Palaic 𒄩𒅆𒄿𒊏 (ḫa-ši-i-ra /hasīra/, “dagger”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈen.sis/, [ˈẽː.sɪs]
Noun
ēnsis m (genitive ēnsis); third declension
- sword
- Ensem lateri accommodare.
- To adjust his sword by his side.
- Petere aliquem ense.
- To attack someone with a sword.
- Ensis luminatus est.
- A light sword (lightsaber).
- Ensem lateri accommodare.
- (figuratively) war
- lateque vagatur ensis
- (figuratively) defender
- Marcello Romanorum ensi
- (figuratively) royal sway
- The constellation Orion.
Declension
Third-declension noun (i-stem).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | ēnsis | ēnsēs |
Genitive | ēnsis | ēnsium |
Dative | ēnsī | ēnsibus |
Accusative | ēnsem | ēnsēs ēnsīs |
Ablative | ēnse | ēnsibus |
Vocative | ēnsis | ēnsēs |
Derived terms
- ēnsifer
- ēnsiculus
Descendants
- Translingual: Ensis
References
- ensis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- ensis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ensis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
- ensis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- ensis in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- ensis in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin
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