nuntius

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English

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin nūntius (messenger).

Noun

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nuntius (plural nuntii)

  1. (chiefly theater) A messenger.
    Synonym: nuncius
  2. (Roman Catholicism) A nuncio.

Dutch

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin nuntius.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnʏn.tsi.ʏs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: nun‧ti‧us

Noun

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nuntius m (plural nuntii or nuntiussen)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) a nuncio (diplomatic representative of the Holy See)

Usage notes

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The most common plural is nuntii, which is favoured by Catholic sources. The plural nuntiussen is mostly used by the secular press and to a lesser degree by the Protestant press.

Derived terms

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Finnish

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Etymology

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From Latin nūntius.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈnuntius/, [ˈnun̪t̪ius̠]
  • Rhymes: -untius
  • Hyphenation(key): nun‧ti‧us

Noun

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nuntius

  1. nuncio

Declension

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Inflection of nuntius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)
nominative nuntius nuntiukset
genitive nuntiuksen nuntiusten
nuntiuksien
partitive nuntiusta nuntiuksia
illative nuntiukseen nuntiuksiin
singular plural
nominative nuntius nuntiukset
accusative nom. nuntius nuntiukset
gen. nuntiuksen
genitive nuntiuksen nuntiusten
nuntiuksien
partitive nuntiusta nuntiuksia
inessive nuntiuksessa nuntiuksissa
elative nuntiuksesta nuntiuksista
illative nuntiukseen nuntiuksiin
adessive nuntiuksella nuntiuksilla
ablative nuntiukselta nuntiuksilta
allative nuntiukselle nuntiuksille
essive nuntiuksena nuntiuksina
translative nuntiukseksi nuntiuksiksi
abessive nuntiuksetta nuntiuksitta
instructive nuntiuksin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of nuntius (Kotus type 39/vastaus, no gradation)

Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Uncertain; competing hypotheses include:

Pronunciation

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Noun

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nūntius m (genitive nūntiī or nūntī, feminine nūntia); second declension

  1. a messenger, reporter, courier
    Synonyms: internūntia, praecō
  2. an envoy, message, report
  3. a command, order, injunction
    Synonyms: dēcrētum, praeceptum, iussus, ēdictum, ēdictiō, scītum, dēcrētiō, mandātum, imperium
  4. (in the plural) news, tidings, information
    Synonyms: fāma, indicium

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

singular plural
nominative nūntius nūntiī
genitive nūntiī
nūntī1
nūntiōrum
dative nūntiō nūntiīs
accusative nūntium nūntiōs
ablative nūntiō nūntiīs
vocative nūntie nūntiī

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

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Descendants

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References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 419
  2. ^ Tucker, T.G., Etymological Dictionary of Latin, Ares Publishers

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin nuntius (envoy).

Noun

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nuntius m (definite singular nuntien or nuntiusen, indefinite plural nuntier, definite plural nuntiene)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) a nuncio

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin nuntius (envoy).

Noun

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nuntius m (definite singular nuntiusen, indefinite plural nuntiusar, definite plural nuntiusane)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) a nuncio