ungustus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *ongostos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ong-os-tos, from *h₂eng-. Cognate with angulus (corner, angle), ungulus (ring). [1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ungustus m (genitive ungustī); second declension

  1. A curved stick

Declension

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Second-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative ungustus ungustī
Genitive ungustī ungustōrum
Dative ungustō ungustīs
Accusative ungustum ungustōs
Ablative ungustō ungustīs
Vocative unguste ungustī

References

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  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) “ungulus”, in Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 641
  • ungustus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • ungustus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.