Nonius

See also: nonius

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Nonius, the Latinised form of the name of its inventor, Pedro Nunes (1502-78), a Portuguese mathematician and geographer.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Nonius m (strong, genitive Nonius, plural Noniusse or Nonien)

1. (historical) nonius
2. vernier caliper

Usage notes

Unlike its English counterpart nonius, the term Nonius also encompasses the more sophisticated vernier caliper, which works on a similar principle.

Declension

Declension of Nonius [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nonius	die	Noniusse, Nonien
genitive	eines	des	Nonius	der	Noniusse, Nonien
dative	einem	dem	Nonius	den	Noniussen, Nonien
accusative	einen	den	Nonius	die	Noniusse, Nonien

Descendants

• → Japanese: ノギス (nogisu)
  • → Korean: 노기스 (nogiseu)

Further reading

• “Nonius” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈnoː.ni.us/, [ˈnoːniʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈno.ni.us/, [ˈnɔːnius]

Proper noun

Nōnius m sg (genitive Nōniī or Nōnī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Nonius Marcellus, a Roman grammarian

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Nōnius
genitive	Nōniī Nōnī1
dative	Nōniō
accusative	Nōnium
ablative	Nōniō
vocative	Nōnī

¹Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Derived terms

• Nōnia

References

• “Nonius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Nonius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.