nuntium
Latin
Etymology
Perhaps nominalized from a previous adjective, see nuntius.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈnuːn.ti.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnun.t͡si.um]
Noun
nūntium n (genitive nūntiī or nūntī); second declension
- a piece of news, a piece of information
- a message, an announcement
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | nūntium | nūntia |
| genitive | nūntiī nūntī1 |
nūntiōrum |
| dative | nūntiō | nūntiīs |
| accusative | nūntium | nūntia |
| ablative | nūntiō | nūntiīs |
| vocative | nūntium | nūntia |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Related terms
Noun
nūntium
- accusative singular of nūntius
References
- “nuntĭum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “nuntĭum”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- "nuntium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange, Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- nuntium in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)), Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016