nuncius
English
Etymology
Noun
nuncius (plural nuncii)
- A messenger.
- The information communicated by a messenger; a message.
Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for nuncius in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈnuːn.ki.us/, [ˈnuːŋ.ki.ʊs]
Noun
nūncius m (genitive nūnciī or nūncī); second declension
- (Medieval Latin) Alternative spelling of nūntius [13th C. or earlier]
Declension
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | nūncius | nūnciī |
| Genitive | nūnciī nūncī1 |
nūnciōrum |
| Dative | nūnciō | nūnciīs |
| Accusative | nūncium | nūnciōs |
| Ablative | nūnciō | nūnciīs |
| Vocative | nūncī | nūnciī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- nuncius in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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