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consultum

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Pronunciation

  • IPA (Classical): [kõːˈsʊɫ.tũː][1]
  • IPA (Ecclesiastical): [konˈsul.tum][1]

Forms

cōnsultum n (genitive cōnsultī); second declension[1]

Etymology

It is the neuter of cōnsultus, perfect participle of cōnsulō “to deliberate, decide”, used as a noun.[2][3][4]

Earliest recorded meaning

Köbler's earliest source is Cicero, whom he dates 81–43 BC, and Gaffiot cites his facta et cōnsulta “deeds and designs”.[4][3]

Semantic evolution

It was a decision, resolution, plan, as in Cicero and Livy, and an oracle's response, as in Virgil.[2][3]

In Ecclesiastical Latin it was a resolution, decree.[5] The adverb cōnsultō “deliberately” belongs with it.[3]

Timeline

  • 81–43 BC – Cicero uses it.[3][4]
  • 70–19 BC – Virgil uses it of an oracle.[2][4]
  • 59 BC–17 AD – Livy uses it of a resolution.[2][4]

Meanings

Noun

  1. A decision, resolution, plan; a decree.[2][5]
  2. An oracular response.[2]

Word family

References

  1. ^ a b c Wiktionary, the free dictionary, https://en.wiktionary.org
  2. ^ a b c d e f Glare, P. G. W., ed. (2012), Oxford Latin Dictionary, 2nd ed., Oxford: Oxford University Press
  3. ^ a b c d e Gaffiot, Félix (2016), Dictionnaire latin-français, new ed. by Gérard Gréco et al. (Gaffiot 2016), online ed.
  4. ^ a b c d e Köbler, Gerhard (2010), Lateinisches Abkunfts- und Wirkungswörterbuch für Altertum und Mittelalter, online ed., koeblergerhard.de
  5. ^ a b Stelten, Leo F. (1995), Dictionary of Ecclesiastical Latin, Peabody, Mass.: Hendrickson