cortumio
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A word used by the augurs, of uncertain origin; although, Varro proposes that it is ultimately derived from cor (“heart”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /korˈtu.mi.oː/, [kɔrˈt̪ʊmioː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /korˈtu.mi.o/, [korˈt̪uːmio]
Noun
[edit]cortumiō f (genitive cortumiōnis); third declension
- The meaning of this term is uncertain. Possibilities include:
- internal contemplation, as defined in the Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français
- 116 BCE – 27 BCE, Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina 8.9.6:
- Quod cum dīcunt cōnspiciōnem, addunt cortumiōnem, dīcitur ā cordis vīsū: cor enim cortumiōnis orīgō.
Declension
[edit]Third-declension noun.
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | cortumiō | cortumiōnēs |
| genitive | cortumiōnis | cortumiōnum |
| dative | cortumiōnī | cortumiōnibus |
| accusative | cortumiōnem | cortumiōnēs |
| ablative | cortumiōne | cortumiōnibus |
| vocative | cortumiō | cortumiōnēs |
References
[edit]- “cortumio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cortŭmĭo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette, page 435.
- cortumio in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 1, Hahnsche Buchhandlung